Starting Friday, March 12, approximately 133,000 individual COVID-19 vaccination appointments for people age 80 and over will be available at the City of Toronto’s mass immunization clinics. The announcement was made late Wednesday.
- Toronto Registration Page
- City of Toronto online COVID-19 vaccination booking for residents born in 1941 or earlier
Also Wednesday, Premier Ford said that 120 mass vaccination sites set to open by the end of the month will allow the province to administer up to 150,000 doses per day, depending on supply from the federal government. That pace will allow the province to meet its goal of immunizing all eligible Ontarians by June 20, Retired Gen. Rick Hillier, who chairs the province’s vaccine distribution task force, said.
Others asked not to overwhelm the system
With the province’s appointment booking system coming online on Monday, Hillier cautioned residents who aren’t currently eligible — those under 80 years of age — not to call and overwhelm the system. “If you’re not 80 years old on Monday, or if you’re not representing somebody who’s 80 years old or older, please do not call the customer service desk, do not go online,” Hillier said. “If the (appointment) portal crashes, don’t panic,” Ford said. “We’ll get it back up.