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York Region expands COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to 12+
by News Staff
Posted May 25, 2021 8:40 am EDT
A health-care worker prepares a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at a UHN COVID-19 vaccine clinic in Toronto on Thursday, January 7, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Individuals 12 and older who live, work or attend school in York Region are eligible to book a COVID-19 vaccine appointment as of 8:30 a.m. Tuesday morning.
To welcome the age drop, an additional 49,000 appointments are being made available. Appointments can be made at
Clinics will be offering shots on Thursday (May 27), Friday (May 28), Monday (May 31) and Tuesday (June 1) for all residents.
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Canada’s federal minister of small business, export promotion and international trade on the rise of racism against people of Asian descent during the pandemic. Marie-Danielle Smith, Maclean s Updated
April 15, 2021
Ng, Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade, in front of the Aaniin Community Centre in Markham, Ont. (Photograph by Lucy Lu)
Maclean’s,
Chatelaine’s sister publication, spoke with Mary Ng, Canada’s federal minister of small business, export promotion and international trade, the week after a man opened fire on three spas in Atlanta, killing eight people, including six Asian women. The attack brought renewed attention to the uptick in racism and hate crimes against people of Asian descent during the pandemic, something Ng has been outspoken about. The conversation has been edited for length and clarity.
TORONTO York Region is temporarily closing two of its mass immunization clinics again, including the drive-thru site at Canada’s Wonderland, due to the lack of vaccine supply. Melissa Pinto, a spokesperson for York Region, said in a statement that the clinics at Wonderland and the Georgina Ice Palace will pause vaccinations beginning Tuesday and remain closed until additional vaccines are delivered. On Friday, Wayne Emmerson, the chairman and chief executive officer of York Region, wrote a letter to Health Minister Christine Elliott requesting more doses to keep the clinics open and avoid reduction of operating hours in other sites.
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