Adults 70 and older (born in 1951 or earlier), as well as all remaining moderate priority healthcare workers as identified in the Ministry of Health’s Guidance on Health Care Worker Prioritization can now pre-register for a COVID-19 vaccine appointment through the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit’s website.
"As Phase 2 begins to roll out, adults 70 and older join all healthcare workers; essential caregivers of residents in long-term care and retirement homes; adult recipients of chronic home care; and faith leaders with increased risk of exposure as those who are eligible to pre-register," according to a news release.
The North Bay Parry Sound Health Unit is booking COVID-19 vaccine appointments for people age 80 or older born in or before 1941. "At this time, we are not able to book appointments for individuals born after 1941," says the website.
It's not expected to be able to do that until at least mid to late April.
Pre-registration also continues to be open for all Indigenous adults and their household members 16 years of age and older. Urban Indigenous and First Nations communities have been a priority group for COVID-19 vaccines since Phase 1.
Once a person has pre-registered on the health unit website they will be placed in the queue to receive a vaccine appointment. They will be sent an email invitation from the province with a booking code to book their appointment on the provincial booking system. Both first and second-dose appointments will be generated at this time.
More than 73,000 doses of vaccine have already been administered in Simcoe Muskoka. By comparison, the North Bay Parry Sound Health Unit has administered 10,447 according to its website.