{"id":30452,"date":"2021-12-16T18:11:05","date_gmt":"2021-12-16T23:11:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=30452"},"modified":"2021-12-23T12:06:43","modified_gmt":"2021-12-23T17:06:43","slug":"ontarians-18-eligible-for-vaccine-boosters-monday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/ontarians-18-eligible-for-vaccine-boosters-monday\/","title":{"rendered":"Ontarians 18+ eligible for vaccine boosters Monday"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

All Ontarians who received their second dose of an approved COVID-19 vaccine at least three months ago will be eligible for a booster shot this Monday, December 20.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The expanded eligibility was announced by Premier Doug Ford on Wednesday afternoon in what he described as a \u201ccall to arms\u201d to fight the Omicron variant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs we combat the spread of the highly contagious Omicron variant, nothing matters more than getting these booster doses into people\u2019s arms,\u201d said Ford. \u201cI am issuing a call to arms. We need every member of Team Ontario to stand tall and do their part as we work to protect our hard-fought progress and keep Ontarians safe.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Monday, residents 18+ who meet the three-month threshold will be able to book their vaccine through the Ontario Booking Portal (covid19.ontariohealth.ca), their local health units, and participating pharmacies and primary care settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eligibility expands earlier in some select settings this Friday for anyone 18+, including pharmacies and \u201cother channels\u201d for walk-ins after the three-month interval.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Individuals aged 50+, and those who are currently eligible, who have already booked their appointments according to the six-month timeline can call the Provincial Vaccine Contact Centre at 1-833-943-3900 to re-book at an earlier date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs we continue to learn more about the Omicron variant, we need all hands on deck to help limit transmission and protect our hospital capacity,\u201d said Health Minister Christine Elliott. \u201cA third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine offers additional protection against the Omicron variant, and I urge everyone to get their booster dose as soon as you can. If you haven\u2019t received your first or second dose of the vaccine, now is the time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additionally, effective Saturday at 12.01 a.m. 50 per cent capacity limits will be introduced at indoor venues with a capacity of 1,000 or more, including sports and recreational fitness activities, entertainment facilities such as cinemas, meeting spaces, museums, festivals and gaming establishments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Brock Weir<\/strong>
Editor
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All Ontarians who received their second dose of an approved COVID-19 vaccine at least three months ago will be eligible for a booster shot this Monday, December 20. The expanded eligibility was announced by Premier Doug Ford on Wednesday afternoon in what he described as a \u201ccall to arms\u201d to fight the Omicron variant. \u201cAs […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[4,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30452","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general_news","category-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3D2k4-7Va","publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-06 07:32:56","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30452","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30452"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30452\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30452"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30452"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30452"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}