TORONTO — Due to a stable and reliable increase in vaccine supply beginning next week, the province and its partners now have the ability to not only provide more certainty in Ontario’s vaccine rollout, but further accelerate timelines to get more shots into arms.
The following is an anticipated schedule to expand COVID-19 vaccine booking eligibility over the next month, to be further evaluated in advance of each age band drop.
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Week of April 26 |
Week of May 3 |
Week of May 10 |
Week of May 17 |
Week of May 24 |
| Allocation Method |
75% all PHU + 25% to hotspots |
50% all PHU + 50% to hotspots |
50% all PHU + 50% to hotspots |
Allocation on per capita basis3 |
Allocation on per capita basis3 |
| Provincial Age Band |
April 30:
Age band to 55+ |
Age band to 50+ |
Age band to 40+ |
Age band 30+ |
Age 18+ |
| Hotspot Age Band |
April 27:
Age band to 45+ in hotspots2 |
Age band to 18+ in hotspots |
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| Health Conditions |
At Highest Risk Health Conditions – continues |
High Risk Health Conditions |
At risk health conditions |
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| Cannot Work from Home |
April 29:
Licensed Childcare workers |
Cannot work from home Group 1 |
Cannot work from home Group 2 |
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Notes:
1 Does not include 116k J&J doses or additional AstraZeneca doses; AstraZeneca eligibility remains at 40+
2 PHUs can continue to target 18+ in hotspots through alternate channels (e.g., hospital clinics and pop-up clinics)
3 The per capita allocation will be calculated based on the remaining eligible population in each region to ensure equality of access across the province.