Ontario COVID-19 Vaccine

• Omicron booster vaccine expected to arrive in Ontario next week, health minister says

  Health Canada announced today it has approved the new shot from Moderna, which targets both the original strain of the novel coronavirus and the original Omicron variant.

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  Sep 1, 2022
  
• 2nd COVID-19 shots in Ontario to be accelerated, shorten dosage interval

  Ontario says it's pushing forward with second COVID-19 vaccinations, due to a stable supply of vaccines, prioritizing those aged 80 and older who can book earlier starting May 31.

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  May 28, 2021
  
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• Thousands of expiring AstraZeneca doses not yet sent to pharmacies, Ontario says

  Ontario says thousands of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines expiring Monday are still undergoing quality checks before being sent to pharmacies and doctors' offices.

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  May 27, 2021
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• Senior Canadian scientists question government plans to delay 2nd dose of COVID-19 vaccine

  'What will the impact be on the variants of concern and potential others? This will remain a guessing game without being able to transfer knowledge from properly performed trials.'

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  Mar 9, 2021
• All 1st doses of COVID-19 vaccine administered in remote northern Ontario First Nations

  Second doses of the COVID-19 vaccine are currently being given in six communities.

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  Mar 8, 2021
• COVID-19 vaccine rollout could look different across Ontario health units: Solicitor General

  Jones said Ontario is ``empowering'' local health units to draw up their own specific plans to distribute the vaccine, and all have been submitted to the government for approval.

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  Feb 22, 2021
• No vaccines have been administered in Waterloo Region since Thursday

  There have not been any COVID-19 vaccines given in Waterloo Region since Jan. 28 as the impact of the supply shortage in Canada has been felt in the area.

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  Feb 2, 2021
• Data error sees number of Ontario residents who received two COVID-19 vaccine doses slashed in half

  On Wednesday, the government had reported 96,469 total vaccinations which is always as of 8 p.m. the day before. On Thursday, the government said that number is actually 55,286.

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  Jan 28, 2021
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• Ontario outlines how Pfizer vaccine delivery delay will affect its COVID-19 immunization plan

  In documents released Tuesday, officials said the known delivery reductions to Ontario are 'substantial' and vary week to week.

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  Jan 19, 2021
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• Barrie’s COVID-19 vaccine clinic is the 4th busiest in Ontario, RVH CEO says

  So far, 3,722 COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered in the Simcoe Muskoka region, mainly to health-care workers in local hospitals, long-term care and retirement homes.

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  Jan 6, 2021