Ontario Expanding Eligibility for Fourth Doses to More Ontarians

The Ontario government, in consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health, is expanding eligibility for fourth doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to individuals aged 60 and over as well as First Nation, Inuit and Métis individuals and their non-Indigenous household members aged 18 and over starting on April 7, 2022. Expanding booster eligibility will provide an extra layer of protection against the Omicron and BA.2 variants and, in addition to antivirals, are another tool the province is using to live with and manage COVID-19.

Starting on Thursday, April 7 at 8:00 a.m., eligible individuals will be able to book their fourth dose appointment through the COVID-19 vaccination portal or by calling the Provincial Vaccine Contact Centre at 1-833-943-3900, directly through public health units that use their own booking systems, through Indigenous-led vaccination clinics, participating pharmacies, and participating primary care settings.

Web Resources:

Provincial Booking System

• English: Ontario.ca/bookvaccine
• French: https://covid-19.ontario.ca/rendezvous-vaccin/

Pharmacy Finder:

• English: https://covid-19.ontario.ca/vaccine-locations
• French: https://covid-19.ontario.ca/emplacements-pour-la-vaccination

COVID-19 Public Health Measures and Advice

• English: https://covid-19.ontario.ca/public-health-measures
• French: https://covid-19.ontario.ca/fr/mesures-de-sante-publique

News Release

English: https://news.ontario.ca/en/release/1001961/ontario-expanding-fourth-dose-eligibility

French: https://news.ontario.ca/fr/release/1001961/lontario-elargit-ladmissibilite-a-la-quatrieme-dose