The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern):
9:50 a.m.
Quebec is allowing everyone 65 and older across the province to sign up for a first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Late Thursday, the province’s appointment portal opened up vaccinations in all 15 health regions, after opening it to Montrealers in that age bracket one week ago and Abitibi-Temiscamingue and Cote-Nord residents earlier this week.
The Quebec government intends to vaccinate five million people with a first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine in the next 100 days.
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9:40 a.m.
Ontario says that residents aged 75 and older can start scheduling COVID-19 vaccine appointments on Monday through the province’s booking portal.
Adults 75 and older were set to become eligible by the first week of April.
However, Premier Doug Ford says the province’s immunization effort is ahead of schedule.
Officials say more than 50 per cent of Ontario residents aged 80 and older have now received at least one vaccine dose.
A pilot program offering vaccines in some pharmacies is also expanding and will now offer the Oxford-AstraZeneca shot to anyone aged 60 and older.
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This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 19, 2021.
The Canadian Press
