CHARLOTTETOWN — Health officials on Prince Edward Island say they are expanding access to COVID-19 vaccination because supply is set to increase over the coming weeks.
Chief medical officer of health Dr. Heather Morrison said today she expects the Island to receive 30,000 doses by mid-April.
She says Islanders over the age of 75 will be able to make vaccination appointments starting Thursday.
Morrison says 2,000 doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine were delivered today and will be reserved for people aged 18-to-29 years who work in the food and beverage sector. She says those people can begin booking appointments this week.
Health officials are reporting no new cases of COVID-19 today; there are 28 active reported cases in the province.
Morrison says a travel-related case from last week has been confirmed to involve the more contagious B.1.1.7 variant first identified in the United Kingdom.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 9, 2021.
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