OTTAWA The city of Ottawa warns COVID-19 vaccine appointments will not be available for residents looking to shorten the wait time for a second dose of COVID-19 vaccine. The Ontario government has announced that due to an increasing supply of vaccines, the following groups can book an accelerated second dose appointment through the provincial booking system starting Monday at 8 a.m. Individuals turning ages 70 and over in 2021 Individuals who received their first dose of Pfizer or Moderna vaccine on or before April 18. In Ottawa, the city says the expanded eligibility for second doses is great for the province, but it will continue to squeeze appointment availability at the city s community clinics.
OTTAWA Two-thirds of Ottawa s adult population have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. The Ottawa Public Health COVID-19 vaccine dashboard shows 66 per cent of residents 18 and older have been partially vaccinated against COVID-19. As of Friday, 562,167 Ottawa residents over the age of 18 have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine. A total of 60,036 adults have received both doses of the vaccine and are considered fully vaccinated. According to the Ottawa Public Health statistics, 7,764 Ottawa residents 12 to 17 have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Ottawa s general manager of emergency and protective services Anthony Di Monte told council this week that 150,000 appointments have been booked at Ottawa s community clinics until the end of June.
OTTAWA Ottawa residents can resume booking COVID-19 vaccination appointments Thursday after the provincial booking system was down for three days due to a technical glitch. However, the head of Ottawa’s vaccine rollout warns there are very few appointments available until the end of June as the province looks to accelerate the timeline between doses. The city of Ottawa says issues with the provincial booking system have been resolved and bookings to receive the COVID-19 vaccine at city clinics resumed at 12 p.m. The COVID-19 vaccination appointment system to book appointments at Ottawa s mass vaccination clinics had been offline since Monday following an issue with the provincial system.
Ottawa Public Health says it will begin contacting the thousands of residents over 80 who do not get appointments for a second dose of COVID-19 vaccine and…
Fast Facts: Sources tell CTV News the Ontario government is considering keeping schools closed until September. Ottawa recorded fewer than 40 new COVID-19 cases for a second day in a row on Tuesday. Issues persisted Tuesday with the provincial COVID-19 vaccine booking system, keeping future appointments in Ottawa paused. Canada s National Advisory Committee on Immunization now says people who received one dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine can take a dose of Pfizer or Moderna as their second shot.
COVID-19 by the numbers in Ottawa (Ottawa Public Health data):
New COVID-19 cases: 39 on Tuesday
Total COVID-19 cases: 27,097
COVID-19 cases per 100,000 (previous seven days): 39.9