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The provincial COVID-19 vaccine appointment portal is expected to begin accepting bookings from Ontarians aged 30 and up at some point this week.
People aged 18 to 29 years old will get the opportunity to book an appointment through the provincial online system during the following week.
The plan calls for 65% of all eligible adults in the province to have received at least a first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine by the end of May.
After two weeks of directing a portion of the vaccine supply to hot spots like Peel Region, the plan is to return to per capita allocation of vaccine across the province this week.
Officials report more than 54% of adults living in COVID-19 hot spots have received at least a single vaccine dose, reversing a trend that saw these residents less likely to have been vaccinated.
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NEXT UP FOR A SHOT
People 30 and up: Will be eligible at some point this week to register through the provincial portal. Folks 40 and up became eligible last Thursday. Ontarians 18 and up were already eligible if they were in hot spots.
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Pharmacies: Starting this week, an estimated 1,630 pharmacies across all regions of the province will offer Pfizer or Moderna shots. For locations, check https://covid-19.ontario.ca/vaccine-locations/pfizer or https://covid-19.ontario.ca/vaccine-locations/moderna.
Pop Up Clinic: Until June 11, a COVID-19 clinic will be held at the Bramalea Civic Centre for those who identify as Black (including Black-Canadian, African, Caribbean, Afro-Latin, Afro-Indigenous, etc.) and live in Brampton and Malton.
Primary care settings (like doctors’ offices): Fifteen public health units received Moderna last week to allocate to primary care settings, and another seven public health units will get a supply this week. The primary care provider decides which patients should be offered a vaccine and contacts them directly to book an appointment.
Youth: Ontario expects to begin offering vaccine to youth 12 and up starting sometime in June.
EXPECTED ARRIVALS THIS WEEK
Pfizer-BioNTech: 787,410 doses
Moderna: 401,200 doses
AstraZeneca: 245,500 doses
Johnson&Johnson: (delivery date still pending) 116,100 doses
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