With more vaccines arriving in Ontario this week, more individuals will be eligible to book their COVID-19 vaccine.
The new eligibility categories that can begin booking appointments this Thursday are:
Individuals age 50+ (Born in 1971 or earlier)
People who cannot work from home in one of the following occupation categories:
Remaining elementary and secondary school workers (including educators, custodial staff, school bus drivers, administrative staff)
Workers responding to critical events (including police, fire, special constables, children’s aid society workers, emergency management, critical infrastructure restoration workers)
Enforcement, inspection and compliance roles (including by-law enforcement, building inspectors, food inspectors, animal welfare inspectors, border inspection officers, labour inspectors, WSIB field workers)
Remaining individuals working in licensed childcare settings (including all licensees, employees and students on educational placements who interact directly with children in licensed childcare centres and in authorized recreation and skill building programs, licensed home child care and in-home service providers, employees of home child care agencies)
Foster care agency workers (including customary care providers)
Food manufacturing and distribution workers
Agriculture and farm workers
Funeral, crematorium and cemetery workers