COVID-19 vaccine next week after being declared a Delta variant hot spot.It comes after the Ontario government announced on Thursday it would be accelerating second COVID-19 doses for people living in certain areas of the province.
2nd COVID-19 shots prioritized to Ontario hot spots with high Delta variant starting June 14 People in Toronto, Peel, York, Halton, Waterloo, Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph and Porcupine health units will be eligible for their second shot, if they got their first shot on or before May 9.Officials cited the Delta variant (B.1.617.2), originally detected in India, as a major concern and reason for prioritizing second shots to certain parts of the province.WDG Public Health said it is expecting to receive 8,000 extra.