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COVID-19 vaccine eligibility has again expanded in Windsor-Essex, this time to anyone age 40 and older with an “at-risk” medical condition or living in a hot-spot postal code.
The local health unit on Tuesday announced 40-somethings in both groups would now be able to book appointments at the region’s six mass vaccination sites. Previously, those locations were only open to older people, some essential workers, and those with high-risk medical conditions.
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Windsor-Essex will receive double its current supply of COVID-19 vaccines in the first two weeks of May, the health unit has announced.
Roughly 44,000 doses are expected to arrive in the weeks of May 3 and May 10, the majority of which will be distributed through the region’s mass vaccination sites.
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“Since we have hotspots in our region, that’s one of the reasons they (the Ministry of Health) are supplementing our supply with additional doses,” said Medical Officer of Health Dr. Wajid Ahmed on Monday.
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