Expanded Eligibility for COVID Booster Shot
The Ontario government is expanding eligibility for booster doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to additional groups of high-risk individuals starting November 6, 2021.
Starting on Saturday, November 6 at 8:00 AM, eligible individuals will be able to book their booster dose appointment through the COVID-19 vaccination portal or by calling the Provincial Vaccine Contact Centre, directly through public health units that use their own booking systems, through Indigenous-led vaccination clinics, select pharmacies, and primary care settings. Hospital-based health care workers are encouraged to reach out to their hospital employer to get vaccinated directly through their hospital’s vaccination program.
Locations and timing for booster doses may vary by public health unit based on local planning and considerations.
Ontarians aged 70 (born in 1951 or earlier) and older, who are at higher risk of waning immunity at about six months after their second dose and are also more susceptible to severe illness from COVID-19.
Health-care workers and designated essential caregivers in congregate settings.
Ontarians who received two doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine, or those who received one shot of the Janssen vaccine elsewhere.
First Nations, Inuit and Métis people and non-Indigenous members of their households.
The Province is planning to broaden eligibility to all Ontarians aged 12 and older sometime next year.
