TORONTO – Minimum requirements for receiving the Covid-19 vaccine are being lowered in Ontario hotspots. This was announced by the provincial minister of health Christine Elliott, confirming the news that she had been in the air for a few days now: the goal is to give a turning point to the vaccination campaign of the province, managing to reach another slice of the population that wants to vaccinate against Covid-19. Starting yesterday morning at 8 am, all residents who are at least 45 years old and live in one of the 114 hotspots identified by the province within 13 different local health units will be able to book their vaccination through the portal activated by the government.
Simply reach the website https://covid-19.ontario.ca/book-vaccine and follow the online instructions step by step. At the same time, it will be possible to book vaccination through the system activated by individual health units. Until yesterday, residents of hotspots of at least 50 years could have access to vaccination. The change of gear is made possible by the progressive increase in supplies of the Pfizer vaccine: throughout April, one million doses have arrived per week, while from May deliveries will be at least two million doses every seven days.
At the same time, the other instruments used by health authorities at this stage of the pandemic will also continue to be active.
Vaccination can continue to be booked in pharmacies as the temporary clinics open in Ontario areas where covid-19 runs with greater intensity continue.
From tomorrow, however, all operators of Ontario kindergartens and children’s centers will be able to book their vaccination. In this, the reservation must be made by calling 1-833-943-3900 or by connecting directly to the portal of the local health unit of reference.
The Prime Minister also spoke on the vaccine front. “This week,” Justin Trudeau said at a press conference from Ottawa, “Canada will receive 1.9 million doses, including the first supplies of Johnson and Johnson’s Jahnsen vaccine. From next week, Pfizer will send us at least 2 million doses a week. We are close to the turning point, with the minimum age being lowered. Sophie and I received the first dose of AstraZeneca last weekend and we are fine. Now it is the turn of my generation, Generation X: we must do our part to protect ourselves and to defend the common good”.
