Confusion abounds in Quebec over whether people with intellectual disabilities are eligible for a COVID-19 vaccination or not. Several families have joined forces and hired constitutional lawyer Julius Grey, who sent a legal notice to the government Friday demanding that people with disabilities be made eligible for COVID-19 vaccines immediately. “It discriminates against the […]

A Toronto city councillor and a group of health-care professionals are calling on the province to open COVID-19 vaccine pre-registration to all Ontarians in a bid to improve the rollout of shots. Coun. Josh Matlow and health-care professionals from the University Health Network and the University of Toronto, posted an open letter to Premier […]

As the COVID-19 vaccine supply increases for Ontario, the rollout plan and eligibility criteria has been changing rapidly in recent days. On Wednesday, the provincial government also announced that it will begin to launch mobile teams to administer vaccines in hot spot neighbourhoods in high-risk congregate settings, faith-based locations, residential buildings, and locations occupied by […]

The Middlesex-London Health Unit and Southwestern Public Health are expanding COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to those 70 and older, one week after expanding access to those 75 and older. The MLHU and SWPH issued a joint announcement Monday morning, adding that the expanded eligibility is effective immediately. Read more: Booking system overwhelmed as Middlesex-London expands […]