Halton Region to open vaccine appointments for adults 16+ as of May 19
by Lucas Casaletto
Last Updated May 6, 2021 at 5:00 pm EDT
A woman receives the COVID-19 vaccine. (Photo by Abdurrahman Antakyali/Depo Photos/ABACAPRESS.COM)
Halton Region says it plans to make COVID-19 vaccine appointments available for anyone aged 16 and older who cannot work from home as early as next week.
As well, the public health unit says it expects to make vaccine appointments available to anyone 16 years of age and older, regardless of postal code, as of Wednesday, May 19. This will be dependent entirely on vaccine supply.
The region has been accepting appointments for those 40 and up as well as 50 and up who cannot work from home.
Everyone 16+ eligible for vaccine in Halton as of May 19
by Lucas Casaletto
Last Updated May 6, 2021 at 9:55 pm EDT
A woman receives the COVID-19 vaccine. Photo by Abdurrahman Antakyali/Depo Photos/ABACAPRESS.COM
Young Halton Region residents are going to be able to receive their first COVID-19 shot as early as May 19.
The public health unit said Thursday that Halton Region is expecting to open up vaccine appointments to those aged 16-and-up, regardless of postal code, as of Wednesday, May 19 depending entirely on vaccine supply.
Halton Region is also opening up vaccine appointments for those 16-and-up who cannot work from home by Monday, May 10.
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FILE - In this March 31, 2021, file photo, a nurse fills a syringe with a dose of Johnson & Johnson s COVID-19 vaccine in Uniondale, N.Y. Roughly half the country has opened up vaccine eligibility beyond initial restrictions, vastly expanding the ability for most Americans to get a shot in the arm despite their age or any pre-existing medical conditions. But inside prisons, it’s a different story prisoners, not free to seek out vaccines, still on the whole lack access. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)