COVID-19: Ontario announces expansion of vaccine booster program eligibility | FULL

Ontario's chief medical officer of health Dr. Kieran Moore announced on Thursday that the province is expanding its third COVID-19 vaccine dose eligibility to residents aged 50 and older amid concerns of the Omicron variant.

Eligible individuals can begin booking their booster appointments starting Monday, Dec. 13 at 8 a.m., and appointments can be made about six months after the second dose. Moore said the province will expand eligibility again in January for booster doses based on age and risk.

The Johnson & Johnson single-dose vaccine will also be available starting Thursday for those 18 and older, people with an allergy to mRNA vaccines or at the request of someone who has not yet been vaccinated.

Dr. Moore's update came after the province had detected five cases of the Omicron COVID-19 variant. One was located in Durham Region, while four others were detected in the Ottawa and Hamilton areas.

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