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Here's CBC Ottawa's latest roundup of key updates during the coronavirus pandemic.

Ottawa residents 80 and older can reschedule their second dose COVID-19 vaccine appointment this week, as Ontario shortens the gap between vaccine doses.

Ottawa Public Health says more than 50,000 residents have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as administration of second doses continues to increase.

Ontario has announced that it will be the first province to mandate immunization policies for long-term care homes. The requirement, set out in a minister’s directive under the Long-Term Care Homes Act, requires homes to have COVID-19 immunization policies for staff as of July 1. The directive requires that staff members in LTC homes must do one of three things: provide proof of each dose of vaccination; provide a documented reason for not being...

  OTTAWA -- The City of Ottawa says bookings for COVID-19 vaccine appointments are paused because of an issue with the provincial system. In a tweet, the city said bookings would remain paused until the issue is rectified. A timeline was not available.  Due to issues with @ONgovs booking system, all bookings for COVID-19 vaccine appointments have been put on pause until the Province can rectify the issue. We will provide updates as soon as they are available. The comes the morning ...

The latest on COVID-19 in Ottawa for Saturday, May 29.

The city of Ottawa and Ottawa Public Health will hold a series of pop-up COVID-19 vaccination clinics to reach residents in specific priority neighbourhoods.

  OTTAWA -- With thousands of Ottawa residents set to become eligible to book a COVID-19 vaccine appointment, the city warns there are only 60,000 available appointments until the end of the month. On Thursday, residents 50 years of age and older across Ottawa, individuals with high-risk and highest risk health conditions and "group one" essential workers who cannot work from home can book a COVID-19 vaccination appointment through the provincial booking system. "For everyone whos plannin...

Article content A new community clinic is opening in the Uplands Drive area, close to two of the city’s “hot spots.” The clinic at the Infinity Convention Centre, 2901 Gibford Dr., is adjacent to some of the hardest-hit neighbourhoods, including two provincially designated hot spots, K1T and K1V. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or New community COVID-19 clinic opening at Infinity Convention Centre Back to video Residents 18 and older in the...

Purchases of goods and services from Ottawa small businesses to help communitys most vulnerable From left, Gary Zed with his fiancée, Liza Mrak, and sons Liam and Colin (absent is daughter Olivia) on Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020 at a BBQ to feed the hungry at The Ottawa Mission as one of more than a dozen community projects launched by Zed and his family to help local charities and small businesses. Photo by Caroline Phillips By: