Published Friday, May 28, 2021 3:52PM EDT A Toronto doctor is sounding concern that Ontario’s second dose strategy may place an extra burden on seniors. On Friday, the Ontario government unveiled its plan to start getting people their second doses sooner than the original four-month interval. As part of that plan, those 80 years old and up will be able to book an earlier second-dose appointment starting Monday, May 31, followed by those 70 and up on June 14. However there are concerns that doing so may be difficult for many seniors who might not be comfortable with computers or who may have other health obstacles that make it difficult to book an appointment for themselves.
TORONTO A Toronto doctor is sounding concern that Ontario s second dose strategy may place an extra burden on seniors. On Friday, the Ontario government unveiled its plan to start getting people their second doses sooner than the original four-month interval. As part of that plan, those 80 years old and up will be able to book an earlier second-dose appointment starting Monday, May 31, followed by those 70 and up on June 14. However there are concerns that doing so may be difficult for many seniors who might not be comfortable with computers or who may have other health obstacles that make it difficult to book an appointment for themselves.
Public health experts, school boards and teachers' unions weighed in Friday as Ontario residents waited on tenterhooks for the premier's last-minute decision on whether to reopen schools for the final month of the academic year.
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May 27, 2021 Information how to book the second shot for the COVID-19 vaccine at the Invista Centre in Kingston, Ontario on Monday, March 1, 2021, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues across Canada and around the world. THE CANADIAN PRESS IMAGES/Lars Hagberg
As Canada continues to vaccinate more and more of its population, focus is shifting to the complicated next phase of the immunization plan: second doses. Right now, more than 53 per cent of the country’s population has received at least one dose, but only 4.6 per cent are fully vaccinated. That latter number is climbing: around one sixth of all doses administered on May 26 were second doses. At the same time