ranks 20th&nbsp;for COVID-19 vaccine doses&nbsp;administered per capita

, falling behind countries like the&nbsp;United States and the United Kingdom,&nbsp;as well as Poland and Serbia.

With shipment delays, confusion over the number of doses in each vaccine vial&nbsp;and growing concerns about variant spread, questions about the government's strategy are emerging.

Our question this week: What grade are you giving Canada's vaccine roll-out? Are you satisfied with your place in line?

Canada falls to 20th in the world for vaccine doses administered

Canada has fallen behind other developed nations in the number of shots administered per capita as supply disruptions derail planned vaccinations.

Amidst a global debate as to whether or not athletes should receive priority access to COVID-19 vaccinations, Israel and Denmark have announced their plans to vaccinate all of their Olympic athletes ahead of the Tokyo Games.

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Pfizer and BioNTech will cut back on how many vials of COVID-19 vaccine they send Canada this year if the federal health regulator agrees to change the vaccine label to say every vial contains six doses instead of five.

Health Canada considers Pfizer label change from 5 doses to 6

How countries including Canada are trying to squeeze more COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer-BioNTech vials

To get the extra dose from the Pfizer-BioNTech vials requires the use of a low-dead-volume syringe, which is not as common and is now in high demand.

FILE - A pharmacist fills a dead volume syringe with the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine at a pop-up COVID-19 vaccination site at St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021, in the Bronx borough of New York.  The U.S. Government Accountability Office is making some new recommendations related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The office has continued to report on its ongoing monitoring and oversight efforts related to the pandemic.  

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A pharmacist fills a low-dead-volume syringe with the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination site in New York on Jan. 26. The smaller syringe is required to obtain a sixth dose from the Pfizer-BioNTech vials.

Why it's hard to make vaccines and boost supplies

Makers of COVID-19 vaccines need everything to go right as they scale up production to hundreds of millions of doses and any hiccup could cause a delay.

Doses of COVID-19 vaccine are pictured at a clinic in Toronto on Dec. 15, 2020. Healthcare workers from care homes hardest-hit by COVID-19 are among the first in Canada to get the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.

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Doses of COVID-19 vaccine are pictured at a clinic in Toronto on Dec. 15, 2020. The multiple types of COVID-19 vaccines being used in different countries require different technologies, raw materials, equipment and expertise.

Trudeau doubles down on promise of vaccines for all Canadians by fall. Is that still a realistic target?

Despite the temporary shutdown of a Pfizer plant in Belgium and threats from the EU to limit export of COVID-19 vaccines, Canada will likely have enough doses by the fall to inoculate every Canadian, experts say. Whether every Canadian will have received a shot by that time may be more of a challenge.

Vaccine deliveries to Canada are grinding to a halt this week due to a temporary shutdown at Pfizer's plant in Belgium.

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Vaccine deliveries to Canada are grinding to a halt this week due to a temporary shutdown at Pfizer's plant in Belgium, raising questions about how feasible the government's targets are for vaccinating every Canadian who wants it by September.

Pfizer will ship COVID-19 vaccine in fewer vials if Canada agrees to label change

A health care worker prepares a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at a UHN COVID-19 vaccine clinic in Toronto on Thursday. The World Health Organization said countries need to be pragmatic with vaccine supply, and that available clinical data for the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine suggests the interval between shots can be expanded.

A health worker prepares a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at a  clinic in Toronto. Pfizer will ship fewer vaccine vials to Canada if the federal regulator approved its request to change the label to say each vial contains six doses, not five.

Moderna to cut deliveries to Canada in new blow to vaccination campaign

Canada's vaccination campaign is facing yet another hurdle in the race to inoculate people against the deadly novel coronavirus with the announcement today that Moderna will delay some shipments of its product next month.

The Moderna COVID-19 vaccine is shown here. The clinic administered the Moderna vaccine and the Moderna supply is being reallocated by the province.

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Canada's vaccination campaign is facing yet another hurdle in the race to inoculate people against the deadly novel coronavirus with the announcement Friday that Moderna will delay some shipments next month of its COVID-19 vaccine, seen here.

As Canada falls behind other countries when it comes to getting shots in arms, critics say that the federal government must be more transparent about it's COVID-19 vaccine strategy.

What grade are you giving Canada's vaccine roll out?

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