Canadian federal officials are expected to provide an update on the government's ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic on Tuesday.

The update follows the announcement that Canada’s National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) is now recommending AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine be used on people aged 65 or older.

The new guidance from NACI comes as several European countries – including Germany, France, Italy and Spain — have halted the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine, citing concerns over reports of blood clots in some people who received the shots.

As of Monday evening, more than 3.1 million COVID-19 vaccine doses had been administered across the country, meaning approximately 4.2 per cent of the Canadian population has been immunized against the virus.

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