Details Released on Vaccine Schedule

Information was released today on Phase 2 and for COVID-19 vaccines.

Phases 2 (April to June 2021)

This includes:

• People 70 years of age and older. Residents 70 and over can register online or call 1-833-668-3930. Last names from A-F can do so today until Sunday. G-L from Monday to Wednesday and M-Z next Thursday to Saturday. From there it will be adults 60 to 69 years of age;

• Adults who identify as First Nations, Inuit or Métis;

• Staff, residents, and essential visitors at congregate living settings;

• Adults in marginalized populations where infection could have disproportionate consequences (e.g. people experiencing homelessness or with precarious housing arrangements);

• First responders, Frontline health care workers not yet immunized, essential workers who have direct contact with the public and cannot work from home under Alert Level 5.

• People ages 16 to 59 who are clinically extremely vulnerable;

• People who are required to regularly travel in and out of the province for work, including truck drivers and rotational workers;

Phase 3 (July to September 2021)

This includes:

• Anyone in priority groups remaining from Phase 1 or 2;

• Adults 16-59 years of age, starting with those 55 years of age and above, and then decreasing in age limit by five-year increments.