If you would like to receive future client alerts from Dickinson Wright, please subscribe here. You can keep up to date on the status of vaccines administered in Ontario and consult Ontario’s three-phased approach to vaccine programming here. July 1: Vaccinations begin for people 60 years and over.June 1: Vaccinations begin for people 65 years and over.May 1: Vaccinations begin for people 70 years old and over.April 15: Vaccinations begin for people 75 years old and over.In the coming weeks, an online portal will be launched for Ontario residents to book appointments with the following schedule, assuming the supplies of vaccines stays steady: Īccording to the head of the Government of Ontario’s immunization task force, the Ontario COVID-19 vaccine appointment call centre is expected to start operation shortly and will begin accepting appointment bookings for residents 80 years and older. Ontario to speed up COVID-19 booster shots as early as Friday, cut capacity at large sporting events by 50 per cent. You can find more information regarding Ontario’s COVID-19 Response Framework here. Green ( Prevent): Focus on education and awareness of public health and workplace safety measures in place.Yellow (Protect) : Enhanced targeted enforcement, fines, and enhanced education to limit further transmission.Orange (Restrict) : Enhanced measures, restrictions, and enforcement avoiding any closures.Red (Control) : Broader-scale measures and restrictions, across multiple sectors, to control transmission.Grey (Lockdown) : Widescale measures and restrictions, including closures, to halt or interrupt transmission. DecemHealth Table of Contents Content Quick Facts Additional Resources Related Topics TORONTO The Ontario government, in consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health, is taking action to further encourage vaccination and help limit the spread of COVID-19 and the Omicron variant.The colours/measures apply to regional public health units, and are as follows: In November 2020, the Government of Ontario released a colour-coded framework to help Ontarians navigate the next phase of the pandemic. You can view an interactive map and complete list of every Ontario region’s designated colour zone here. You can track your municipality’s public health unit here. The Government of Ontario confirmed that Toronto, Peel, and North Bay Parry Sound District will remain under shutdown measures and a stay-at-home order until at least March 8.

Grey-Bruce moves to the green (prevent) zone.

Haldimand-Norfolk and Huron Perth District move to the yellow (protect) zone.

Chatham-Kent, Middlesex-London, and Southwestern move to the orange (restrict) zone.Niagara Region moves to the red (control) zone.Simcoe Muskoka District and Thunder Bay District move back to the grey zone (lockdown) due to a “ rapid worsening ” in key local public health indicators. Ottawa News Ontario's top doctor 'starting to have much more hope' on COVID-19 02:01 CTV National News: Feds urges booster doses 07:42 'Two doses is no longer enough' says Duclos 51:26 June.These measures represent the Government of Ontario moving multiple public health regions to new levels of its COVID-19 Response Framework. On March 1, 2021, new public health measures to limit the spread of COVID-19 went into effect in Ontario.

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