Regions Around The GTA Are Expanding The Age Groups For Who Can Get A Vaccine

York, Halton and even one Toronto hospital are letting younger locals book spots.
Regions Around The GTA Are Expanding The Age Groups For Who Can Get A Vaccine
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The minimum age requirement for getting a COVID-19 vaccine in Ontario is getting lower and lower around the GTA. 

People as young as 50 are eligible to book vaccination appointments in certain parts of the GTA, depending on where they live and where they reserve their spot.

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Ontario is expanding its COVID-19 vaccine pharmacy program, and the province is lowering the age requirement so that people aged 55 and older can now book an appointment at one of nearly 700 participating pharmacies. 

Halton and York Regions are the first in the GTHA to start vaccinating anybody aged 65 and older, announcing the changes to the age requirement on Tuesday morning. 

Plus, Toronto's Humber River Hospital is now vaccinating people who are above the age of 50 and who live in its immediate North York community.

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    Cormac O'Brien was an Associate Editor at Narcity Canada, covering all things exciting and trending about Canada. He has a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Creative Writing and Journalism from the University of Victoria, where he served as the Editor-in-Chief of the campus newspaper and was awarded the BCYNA Community News Scholarship for his writing. He was also the producer and co-host of Now On Narcity, Narcity's flagship podcast.

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