{"id":1392,"date":"2021-04-07T10:58:42","date_gmt":"2021-04-07T15:58:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/volunteer.circleofcare.com\/?p=1392"},"modified":"2022-01-21T11:00:52","modified_gmt":"2022-01-21T16:00:52","slug":"vaccination-update-eligibility-expanded-in-many-regions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/volunteer.circleofcare.com\/index.php\/2021\/04\/07\/vaccination-update-eligibility-expanded-in-many-regions\/","title":{"rendered":"Vaccination Update: Eligibility Expanded in Many Regions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Vaccination Update: Eligibility Expanded in Many Regions<\/strong><br \/>\nAcross many health units in Ontario, the eligibility has been expanded for who can book an appointment to receive their COVID-19 vaccine.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PROVINCE-WIDE<\/strong><br \/>\nCurrently in Ontario, residents aged 60+ (born in 1961 or earlier) can book an appointment using the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/covid19.ontariohealth.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">province&#8217;s online booking portal,<\/a>\u00a0and residents aged 55-59 can\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/covid-19.ontario.ca\/vaccine-locations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">book an appointment at a local pharmacy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>TORONTO HOTSPOTS<\/strong><br \/>\nIn certain Toronto hotspots, vaccination eligibility has been lowered to 50+.<\/p>\n<p>By appointment only, Unity Health (St. Joseph\u2019s Hospital) is vaccinating those aged 50+ living in: M6K, M6N, M8V, M9A, M9B, M9C, M9R, M9V and M9W. Unity Health (St. Michael\u2019s Hospital) is vaccinating those 50+ living in postal codes starting with: M4X, M5A and M5B.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/unityhealth.to\/who-can-get-vaccinated\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn more by visiting Unity Health Toronto&#8217;s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>People 50+ in east Toronto living in postal codes starting with: M4H, M1L, M3C, M4A, M1K, M1M and M1J can book their vaccines by going to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tehn.ca\/covid19\/covid-19-vaccine\/covid-19-vaccine-adults-50-years-age-and-older-who-live-priority\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Toronto East Health Network website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Englemount-Lawrence Vaccination clinic operated by Baycrest Health Sciences is vaccinating individuals 50+ living in area codes starting with: M2J, M2M, M2R, M3A, M3C, M3H, M3J, M3K, M3L, M3M, M3N, M4A, M4X, M5A, M5B, M5N, M6A, M6B, M6L, M6M, M9L, M9M, M9N and M9P. Residents in that age category and living in these areas can\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/elvaccineclinic.ca\/ntoht\/covid-vaccine\/gp\/self-schedule\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">book an appointment at the Baycrest Centre website<\/a>, by choosing the \u201cOther Priority Population\u201d option.<\/p>\n<p><strong>YORK REGION HOTSPOTS<\/strong><br \/>\nStarting April 7, York Region has lowered their eligibility age to 45-59 in certain hotspots. York Region residents born from 1962 to 1976 who live in five specific postal codes will be able to book their shot at two participating immunization clinics: L4L, L6A, L4K, L4J and L3S. Eligible residents can start booking their appointment on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.york.ca\/wps\/portal\/yorkhome\/health\/yr\/covid-19\/covid19vaccinationclinics\/04covid19vaccinationclinics\/!ut\/p\/z1\/jY_PCsIwDIefxQeQpLVu3bHOP21VJog6e5FSUQuzE5UdfHrH2MWD05wS8iU_PjCQgwm28mf79GWwRT3vTXRQYqaknKPOGE9RYCY0jTlOEgK7BsAvJRDMP_cdgOl-r38F1Ab0vkyXZzA3-7z0fTiVkLuy8sc-SdqOJJV1zodG2xU-ePeAHNn35Q7MZ_JszRmqrY7FlmTI1KAFKGWRJClqlBlHNY1XwzGXBOe0BTrkbtdN_lqMEuVF7w08xRCU\/dz\/d5\/L2dBISEvZ0FBIS9nQSEh\/\">York region\u2019s website<\/a>\u00a0or by calling Access York at 1-877-464-9675.<\/p>\n<p>We strongly encourage our clients and their families to get vaccinated as soon as they are eligible as this will help to protect you against hospitalization or death from COVID-19.<\/p>\n<p>If you are hesitant about receiving the vaccine, or if you are unsure about whether you can receive the vaccine due to a health condition, we encourage you to speak with your family doctor, who knows your medical history and can provide specialized information for you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Across many health units in Ontario, the eligibility has been expanded for who can book an appointment to receive their COVID-19 vaccine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":1393,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1392","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-updates"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/volunteer.circleofcare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1392","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/volunteer.circleofcare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/volunteer.circleofcare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/volunteer.circleofcare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/volunteer.circleofcare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1392"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/volunteer.circleofcare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1392\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1394,"href":"https:\/\/volunteer.circleofcare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1392\/revisions\/1394"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/volunteer.circleofcare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1393"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/volunteer.circleofcare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1392"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/volunteer.circleofcare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1392"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/volunteer.circleofcare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1392"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}