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Ontario adds 3 regions to list of COVID-19 Delta hot spots, accelerates 2nd dose vaccine bookings
COVID-19 shot in May while three more local public health units were added as hot spot areas where the Delta variant is of concern.In new documents released Thursday, officials said Ontarians who got a first dose from May 10 to May 30, and are in a Delta hot spot, can book an earlier second shot starting Wednesday, June 23.The rest of Ontarians, not in a Delta hot spot and who got a first dose from May 10 to May 30, will be eligible for a “gradual acceleration” for a second shot starting on Monday, June 28.Last week, Ontario announced that those in Delta hotpots were eligible to get an earlier second vaccine dose if they received a first shot on or before May 9.Three more local public health units — Hamilton, Simcoe-Muskoka and Durham