THE ROLLOUT

november 16 Vaccine Distribution Task force launches

December 14

First 3,000 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine arrive in Ottawa

January 5

Mobile teams transport the vaccine to the Perley and Rideau Veterans’ Health Centre

January 15

92 per cent of long term care residents have received their first dose february 5

All long term care residents fully vaccinated february 17 Vaccinations begin for members of Ottawa’s Indigenous community in culturally competent clinics

february 23 Mobile teams finish giving first doses to all residents in retirement homes february 24

Ottawa announces details of high-risk strategy: pop-up clinics in seven of the city’s most impoverished neighbourhoods to serve people

80 and older

March 5

First pop-up clinic opens at Albion Heatherington Community Centre

Health Canada approves Johnson & Johnson vaccine

Ontario announces start of Phase Two of rollout plan

March 10 Pharmacies begin administering the vaccine

March 15 Province-wide online system to book vaccination appointments launches

March 22

Vaccine rollout expands to people 75 and over