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Posted: Feb 17, 2021 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: February 18 Nicole Laplante, centre, receives a dose of a COVID-19 vaccine at the St. Jacques Nursing Home in Embrun, Ont., in January. Ontario residents over 80 who don t live in group home settings could be offered a vaccine within weeks, public health officials say.(Submitted by the Eastern Ontario Health Unit) Public health officials in Ottawa say residents over 80 who live on their own should begin receiving COVID-19 vaccines in early March. Community organizations that serve seniors in Ottawa have been told that could happen within weeks. This is excellent news given older adults are at greater risk of severe outcomes from COVID-19 infection, according to a memo from the city s Emergency Operation Centre (EOC), the team responsible for planning the local vaccine rollout, in a memo to the mayor and council. ....