Nova Scotia requests federal help with vaccine rollout

In this file photo, Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston fields a question at a COVID-19 briefing in Halifax on Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan

Nova Scotia has requested federal support to get COVID-19 vaccines into arms.

"The province is in active discussion with the federal government to secure resources to support our vaccine effort. Details need to be finalized but we expect to get support from the Canadian Red Cross,” the premier’s press secretary Catherine Klimek said in a statement to CTV’s Power Play.

Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston spoke to Power Play Wednesday. At the time he told Evan Solomon a couple dozen members of the military were expected to arrive and help get vaccines into arms over the next couple of weeks.

However, his office now says that was incorrect and military support for the province was not confirmed.

Correction

This story has been updated to reflect that Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston was incorrect when he spoke to Power Play. At the time he told Evan Solomon a couple dozen members of the military were expected to arrive and help get vaccines into arms over the next couple of weeks. However, his office now says that military support for the province has not been confirmed.

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