Peel Region expands vaccine eligibility to 12+

By Michael Ranger

Beginning on Thursday, youth aged 12 to 15 who live, work, or go to school in Peel Region will be eligible to book a COVID-19 vaccine appointment.

Starting at 9 a.m., vaccine bookings will open for the new age group. Individuals must be at least 12-years-old at the time of their appointment.

Anyone getting vaccinated in the new age cohort will be offered the Pfizer shot. It is currently the only vaccine in Canada authorized for youth.

The region says youth 12 to 15 should be accompanied by a parent, guardian, or CAS worker who will provide verbal consent at the time of immunization. Individuals 16 and older can provide their own consent.

“This new vaccine coverage for a new age cohort in Peel Region is welcome news,” says Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown. “I want to thank Peel Public Health for adapting so quickly. The more people we get vaccinated the sooner we are going to get back to normal.”

Appointments will be available through the seven mass vaccination clinics throughout Peel Region.

Bookings can be made through the Peel Region website.


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Peel dropped the age eligibility to 16 and older on Tuesday, the same day the province expanded eligibility all adults provincewide.

Ontario dropped the age eligibility to 40 and up last week, and also expanded to include individuals with health conditions deemed “at risk” and Group Two of people who cannot work from home.

Ontario has said they will be making those aged 12-17 eligible to book their COVID-19 vaccine on May 31 and says there will be specially dedicated youth vaccine clinics during the weeks of June 14 and 21.

The province initially said they hoped to open appointments to all adults next week, but were able to move that up due to an influx of vaccine supply.

Canada is getting an additional 1.4 million shots, which were originally slated to land next week but are now expected to arrive before the upcoming holiday weekend.

The federal government says it now expects around 4.5 million doses to arrive this week from Pfizer and Moderna.

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