Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens's idea to hold COVID-19 vaccination clinics in the tunnel linking the southwestern Ontario city with Detroit moved closer to reality. According to Dilkens, the plan is for Canadians to obtain their vaccine by having U.S. pharmacists physically reach over the border and provide the shot. Last week, the mayor set up a wait list for Windsor residents interested in receiving their second dose of the Pfizer vaccine, and nearly 6,000 people signed up. Dilkens came up with the idea after he and other Windsor officials had contacted the federal government to request access to unused U.S. vaccines that were on the verge of expiring. According to the mayor's office, Windsor pharmacists who work in Detroit had told them thousands of vaccines were not being used. Ottawa did not sign on the idea to transport residents to Detroit, nor have a drive-through clinic. "This was not the optimal place to do it, but given no other choice, we're prepared to do it," said Dilkens.
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