10,000 in Waterloo region eligible to get 2nd COVID-19 shot right now, official says
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More than 90 per cent of eligible residents in Waterloo region have had their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
People who are 12 and up are eligible to get vaccinated, and able to get the second dose 28 days after the first, the Ontario government's website says.
"To get second doses to 90 per cent, 20,683 second doses must be given. Out of those 20,000 people, approximately 10,000 are eligible now for their second dose and the remaining people will become eligible over the next month," Vickie Murray, the region's vaccine lead, said in a media briefing on Friday.
Murray said regional officials are pleased to see single doses reach the 90 per cent milestone, but they want to see second doses, which are at nearly 86 per cent, get there, too.
"Our goal is to continue to aim for the highest vaccination rates possible to protect our community from the spread of COVID," she said.
As well, the region has given 5,854 third doses, offered to all people living in long-term care in the region.
Murray also announced Friday that as of Oct. 31, the vaccination at the Boardwalk in Waterloo will move to operating only between the hours of 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. because those are the busiest times.
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