COVID-19: Quebec expands booster shot vaccinations, including those 70 and over Ontario announced Thursday it would expand eligibility for third doses to people 50 and over, while Alberta said Wednesday it would gradually expand boosters to all adults, beginning with those 60 and up.
The focus on boosters came amid concern over the newly identified Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus and a sharp rise in cases across much of the country.Quebec reported 1,146 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday and two more deaths attributed to the novel coronavirus.