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Ontario is expecting a significant influx of vaccines that will allow the province to boost the number of shots given to COVID-19 hot spots in the next few days and open up eligibility for appointments to all adults in the province by the week of May 24, officials said Thursday.
The additional supply allows the province to move up its schedule of who can be vaccinated when in Phase 2, including people who can’t work from home and those who have health conditions that put them at higher risk.
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Ontario anticipates all adults to be eligible for COVID-19 vaccine starting week of May 24
by News Staff and The Canadian Press
Posted Apr 29, 2021 10:19 am EDT
Last Updated Apr 29, 2021 at 6:31 pm EDT
With an influx of new vaccine doses scheduled to arrive in Ontario over the coming weeks, the province is planning to make all adults 18 years of age and older eligible to book their COVID-19 vaccination starting the week of May 24.
That plan is dependent on vaccine supply.
The age eligibility will first drop to 30 years and older starting the week of May 17, before lowering further to 18 and over the following week.
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With millions of doses of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines anticipated to arrive in Ontario, the province's vaccine task force says it can accelerate its timeline so that all adults will be able to register for a first dose by the end of May.