Ontario's chief medical officer of health says there is ample supply of the Omicron-targeted COVID-19 vaccine, even for people who won't be eligible for that shot until later this month.
Dr. Kieran Moore says over the next two weeks only 20,000 out of a potential 80,000 appointments have been booked.
"I know it's great weather and everyone's outdoors, but we soon will be going indoors and the risk of transmission will be going up." About 33,000 bivalent vaccines have been administered since they became available Monday, ministry officials said. All others 18 and older can book now for appointments starting as of Sept. 26. The province had said at the time of the announcement Monday that availability of the bivalent shots for those appointments would be contingent on supply from the federal government, but Moore said there should be enough for those who want it.
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