The Ottawa area's weekly COVID-19 vaccination checkup: May 6

Highlights:

• Ontario andQuebechave now offered detailed timelines for their vaccine rollouts.
• Ottawa is stepping up its vaccination campaign inpriority neighbourhoods.
• Some health units are warning residents that due to shortages,they might not be able to get an appointment as soon as they become eligible.

Every Thursday, CBC Ottawa brings youthisroundup of COVID-19 vaccinationdevelopments throughoutthe region.

There have been about 835,000doses administered in the wider Ottawa-Gatineau region, which has about 2.3 million residents.That'sabout 110,000doses more than last Thursday.

Delivery of theAstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine hasbeen delayed, and Health Canada is double-checkingthefirst shipment of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.

Ontario has issued wide vaccinationguidelines, but has alsogiven local health units someflexibility.There's more information in thelinks at the bottom of the page.

The provincial picture

Under new timelines announced byOntario and Quebec, anyone 18 or over will be able to book a vaccination appointment in May as supply increases.

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In Ontario, anyone age 55 to 59 has been able to book an appointmentthrough the province's registration system since last Friday.

Eligibility expanded to people as young as 18 in Ottawa's hot spots on Monday. The province is sending 50 per cent of available doses to those neighbourhoodsthis week and next,but as you'll read below, that effort isbeing hampered byshortages insome areas.

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As of 8 a.m. Thursday, anyone age 50 to 54 can make an appointment through the province's booking system. Anyone with a "high-risk" health condition, as well asessential workers includingschool staff,food manufacturing workersand farm workers, is also noweligible.

Starting Thursday, certain groups that haveonly been able to book vaccinationappointments over the phone can do soonline.

Next week,all residents 40 and over will be able to book. Eligibility is also expected to include awider range ofhealth conditions and job types, such as transit and grocery store employees.

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Ontario is asking a federal vaccine advisory group to look into the possibility of allowing the second does to be a different make than the first. Depending on supply, the acceptable interval between the two doses could also change.

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Health Canada says the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine is safe and effective for children as young as 12. Quebec had already startedplanning for that possibility.

Federal public servantsget paid half a day to get vaccinated, according to the Treasury Board.

Ottawa

The head of the city's vaccine task force saysteams planto go door to door, offer pop-up clinicsand reach out to faith groups in priority neighbourhoods to get the word out.

A new vaccinationclinic opened this week near some of those areas, joiningexisting pop-up clinics.

More than380,000 doses have now been given to Ottawa residents, including more than 27,700 second doses.

Thirty-four per cent of the city'spopulation has had at least one dose. Nearly 80 per cent of residents in their 60s have had at least one dose, as have50 per cent of residents age 50 to 59.

Ottawa's population is about 1,050,000, but someage groups aren't yet eligible for vaccination.

Western Quebec

Residents age 40 to 44 became eligible Wednesday, and those35 to 39 will become eligibleFriday.

The Socit de transport de l'Outaouais(STO) is deploying about 30 staff to help out at local vaccine clinics.

The Outaouais has distributed about 160,000 vaccine doses among a population of about 386,000.

Hastings Prince Edward

Officials herecan't guarantee they'll have sufficient supply to offer everyone who's becoming eligible an appointment right away. More doses are expected by the end of May. Until then, people can pre-register.

The health unit is holding "catch-up" vaccinationclinics for eligible health-care workers who haven't gotten a jab.

More than 63,000 doses have been administered to this area's residents, including about 4,400 second doses.

Thirty-five per cent of the local population of about 168,000 has now had a first dose.

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Renfrew County

Renfrew County has alsosaidits vaccine supply is limited, so it may not be able to offer first dosesto everyone as soon as they're eligible.

Its medical officer of health said Friday officials are confident the areawill have adequate supply to get everyone their second doses on time. People who have received a first dose will receive an email to book their second dose.

The health unit says anyone whogot theirfirst dose outside the region, but needs their second dose at home, can call to make arrangements.

With a population of about 109,000, Renfrew County has distributed about 37,000 doses. More than half of residents age 65 to 69 have now had at least one dose.

Pikwakanagan says its population is fully vaccinated.

Eastern Ontario Health Unit

Medical Officer of Health Dr. Paul Roumeliotis said Monday that based on anticipated supply, anyone who wants to be vaccinatedshould be able to get a first doseby early June.

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The health unit has starteda standby vaccinationlistfor people as young as 18 in addition to the regular registration process.

Akwesasne is moving on Health Canada's update and vaccinating community members as young as 12 next week.

Among a population of about 209,000, more than 67,000 vaccine doses have been administered.

Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox & Addington

The region, with a population of about 213,000,has given about 83,000 vaccine doses to residents, including about 4,000 second doses.

The health unit said Tuesday more than 85 per cent of the localpopulation overage 60 has had at least one shot, and so havemore than 90 per cent of care home residents and staff.

Leeds, Grenville and Lanark

Carleton Place willopena pop-up vaccinationclinic at the local arena on Friday afternoon.

More than 45,000 of the region's 173,000 residents have received at least onedose, according to the local health unit. That number doesn't include doses administered through pharmacies.