Northern public health officials tell CTV News they had been advising people to consider waiting for Moderna s updated bivalent booster shot, since it s more effective against the Omicron variant.
Across northeastern Ontario, COVID shots are going into the arms of kids under five for the first time, but most older children are still not vaccinated, nine months after they became eligible.
BARRIE, ONT. The Simcoe Muskoka health unit lists 29 COVID-19 cases and one new UK B.1.1.1.7 variant case Friday. Twenty more cases screened positive for a variant of concern, bringing the total number of cases that need further testing to confirm to 401. No new deaths were reported. The health unit reports a total of 132 infections for the week, down from 256 the week prior. There are currently three active school outbreaks, Holy Trinity Catholic High School in Bradford, St. Theresa s Catholic School in Midland and Maple Grove Public School in Barrie. Additionally, there are eight institutional outbreaks, six in seniors facilities, one in a Bradford childcare centre, and one in a unit at the superjail in Penetanguishene.
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern):7:20 p.m.B.C. is reporting 634 new cases of COVID-19, for a total of 83,107 cases.
Ontario announces plans to rapidly accelerate vaccine rollout
Ontario expects to give all adults 60 and older a first dose of COVID-19 vaccine by early June, officials said Friday, as they detailed who will qualify for a shot during Phase 2 of the province’s immunization campaign.
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Task force expects 133 mass vaccination clinics to run in 26 of 34 health units by end of March
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Posted: Mar 05, 2021 8:17 AM ET | Last Updated: March 5
The Ontario government has moved up its timeline for COVID-19 vaccination plan targets.(Grant Linton/CBC)