Government officials are expected to hold a technical briefing on the COVID-19 vaccine rollout on Thursday.

As of Wednesday, Canada had administered 3,422,428 vaccines to protect against the virus.

That means so far, approximately 4.57 per cent of the country’s total population has been inoculated.

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki confirmed to reporters on Wednesday that Canada has, in fact, asked the United States for help in procuring COVID-19 vaccines. However, Psaki would only say they are considering the request, not whether the Biden administration has agreed to it.

Canada added 3,371 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday, as the total number of infections in the country hit 919,244. Health officials also said another 35 people have died, pushing the total number of COVID-19-related deaths in Canada to 22,554.

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