COVID-19 vaccination clinics are expanding in the region.
North Algoma COVID-19 vaccine clinic partners say adults 70 and older are now eligible to book an appointment, along with school staff that provide ongoing healthcare services and direct patient care to children with special needs, such as nurses, social service professionals, teachers, and education assistants.
Those eligible can call Wawa's central appointment line at 705-914-0464, the Dubreuilville Medical Centre, or White River's Northern Neighbours Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic.
Public Health Sudbury and Districts is also expanding vaccination eligibility.
The health unit notes 96 percent of adults 80 and older - and over 80 percent of adults 75 to 79 - have either been vaccinated or booked appointments to be, with 30,137 people in its region already receiving their first dose - 3081 fully vaccinated.
That means over 16% of the region's population is immunized - a higher proportion than Ontario's 14.68%.
Pointing to that progress, the health unit says - starting Saturday - it'll start accepting appointment bookings for adults 70 to 74 years old, while those able to book appointments will also be able to do so through the province's online booking system, in addition to the health unit's phone booking system.