B.C., Alberta, Manitoba and Ontario lower age limits for AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine
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Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press
Many Canadians in their 40s and early 50s rushed to book AstraZeneca shots Monday as several provinces jumped ahead of the usual immunization advisory process to allow millions more people to get a shot.
British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba and Ontario decided to open AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine bookings to 40 to 55 year olds after hundreds of thousands of doses went unused by older people. Quebec was expected to also lower the age of eligibility from 55 this week.