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Health Canada has approved the first COVID-19 vaccine. Health care workers and other priority populations will begin receiving the first shots next week.

What do we know about how the vaccine works? How effective is it? What about the other vaccines that are coming later? And when will you and your loved ones be immunized?

The initial COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada and around the world raise questions about how people react to the shot, how pregnant women should approach it and how far away herd immunity may be. Globe health reporter Kelly Grant and science reporter Ivan Semeniuk discuss the answers.

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What we know about Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine, Canada’s immunization plans, and more. Join science reporter Ivan Semeniuk and health reporter Kelly Grant for a Q&A on Facebook live on Tues., Dec. 15 at 1:00 p.m. ET

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