Ontarians 75 and older can now book COVID-19 vaccines online
Posted March 22, 2021 5:24 am.
Last Updated March 22, 2021 5:34 am.
Ontario residents who are 75 or older can start booking their COVID-19 vaccines through the government’s online system starting Monday.
People in that age group were initially set to become eligible by the first week of April, but the province announced last week it was moving up the date, saying vaccinations are ahead of schedule.
However, not every area of Ontario is using the provincial booking system. Some are using self-established booking websites and call centre.
Also starting Monday, certain pharmacies and family physicians in some regions will be allowed to administer the Oxford-AstraZeneca shot to anyone 60 or older.
Meanwhile, a number of regions are moving to different restriction levels in the province’s colour-coded pandemic framework.
The Brant, Chatham-Kent and Leeds, Grenville and Lanark regions are now in the red zone — the second-most restrictive.
Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph is now in orange, and four others — Timiskaming, Porcupine, North Bay Parry Sound and Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox & Addington — are in yellow.
