How to get a COVID-19 vaccine in the Greater Toronto Area â if you qualify
In parts of Toronto and Peel Region hit hardest by the pandemic s third wave, anyone 18-plus is now eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine â but how you ll get it is a bit complex at this point.
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Posted: Mar 05, 2021 5:00 AM ET | Last Updated: April 9
A team from Humber River Hospital administers the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at the TARIC Centre, Toronto and Region Islamic Congregation, on Apr. 7, 2021, as part of a community outreach program to get people vaccinated at their place of worship.(Evan Mitsui/CBC)
In her COVID-19 press conference this afternoon, Mayor Bonnie Crombie confirmed that Mississauga and Peel Region will get the new COVID-19 vaccine on Monday (December 21).
Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine was authorized with conditions by Health Canada on December 9 and began distribution in Ontario earlier this week.
Similarly to the rest of the province, the first doses in Mississauga will go to front-line healthcare workers at the city’s hospitals, and will later go to vulnerable residents and seniors living in long-term care homes and congregate settings during a later phase of the vaccine rollout.
The mayor hopes that by April, we will begin to see wider community access to the vaccine.