Thousands of Ontarians book vaccine appointments within hours of expanded eligibility by The Canadian Press and News Staff Posted May 3, 2021 1:46 pm EDT Last Updated May 3, 2021 at 11:25 pm EDT Summary Christine Elliott says more than 73,000 appointments were booked between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. EDT Monday Residents 18 or older living in 114 hot spot neighbourhoods were able to start reserving appointments Monday morning Eligibility expands further across Ontario on Thursday, when online bookings open up to all residents aged 50 and over Ontario’s health minister says the government is pleased to see thousands of people sign up for COVID-19 vaccines on the day eligibility opened to all adults in virus hot spots.