St. John's 
A Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine dose sits ready for use at The Michener Institute in Toronto on Monday, Dec. 14, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Newfoundland and Labrador’s first shipment of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine has touched down in St. John’s.
Premier Andrew Furey posted a video to Twitter today in which he is standing alongside Health Minister John Haggie on an airport apron, exclaiming triumphantly at what he says are the vaccines.
Furey said Monday the vaccines were due to arrive some time this week if the province’s reputed nasty weather permitted.
In the video, Furey and Haggie embrace each other as they walk through wind and rain toward the plane while its cargo is unloaded.
Honoured to witness the historic moment of the first shipment of COVID-19 vaccine arriving in Newfoundland and Labrador this morning with Health Minister @Johnrockdoc. This is an exciting day for our province, as we implement our government’s COVID-19 vaccination program. pic.twitter.com/IGQ69r2nbs
— Andrew Furey (@FureyAndrew) December 15, 2020
Furey says his plan is to begin administering the vaccines Wednesday.
Haggie says citizens in the province are waiting and are eager to be inoculated against the novel coronavirus, which has led to more than 13,500 deaths in Canada since March.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 15, 2020.
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