Ontario Covid-19 Vaccines

• Children born in 2017 ineligible for COVID vaccine until their 5th birthday: Ontario

  A spokeswoman for Ontario's health minister says children born in 2017 will have to wait for their fifth birthday to be eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine.

  Canada

  Dec 23, 2021
  
• Ontarians aged 12 and up now eligible to book COVID-19 vaccine

  Youth 12 or older officially became eligible to register for an appointment through provincial channels as of Sunday morning.

  Health

  May 23, 2021
  
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• Ontario’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout hampered by shipment delays, provincial government insists

  "The greatest challenge to Ontario’s vaccine rollout remains a stable and reliable supply of vaccines," a spokesperson for the Ontario Ministry of Health said.

  Health

  Apr 14, 2021
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• Ontario government could have moved faster on COVID-19 vaccine booking site, experts say

  "This type of application is not something that you can just put together in a couple of weeks... It's clearly a task that will take several months to do."

  Health

  Feb 25, 2021
• Coronavirus: Web portal, service desk in development for Ontario COVID-19 vaccine appointments

  The booking system is part of Ontario's vaccine rollout, which was updated to identify adults aged 80+, seniors in congregate care and Indigenous adults as next in line for a shot.

  Health

  Feb 15, 2021
• Coronavirus: Ontario government launching web portal for COVID-19 vaccinations

  An Ontario Ministry of Health spokesperson tells Global News the provincial government, along with its partners, developed a portal for "eventual mass vaccination appointments."

  Health

  Feb 9, 2021
• Coronavirus: Speed up vaccines to Ontario long-term care homes to prevent deaths and cases, experts say

  Refocusing Ontario's COVID-19 vaccine rollout on LTC residents would prevent 115 deaths and hundreds more cases by the end of March, according to projections from experts.

  Health

  Jan 22, 2021
• Doug Ford says Ontario will run out of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines by end of next week

  At a press conference Friday, the Ontario Premier said he's spoken with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau about the need for a more reliable vaccine supply.

  Health

  Jan 8, 2021
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• Coronavirus: Ottawa aims to vaccinate all long-term care residents within weeks

  Residents of the Perley and Rideau Veterans' Health Centre received vaccinations against COVID-19 on Tuesday, the first long-term care home residents in Ottawa to get jabs.

  Jan 5, 2021