Ontario to announce expanded eligibility for third dose of COVID-19 vaccine Thursday

More people in Ontario will soon become eligible to get a third dose of COVID-19 vaccine.

The province's chief medical officer of health is expected to announce the new rules at a news conference Thursday afternoon.

The news conference will be streamed live on CTVNewsToronto.ca and on the CTV News Toronto app at 2 p.m..

Ontario's current guidelines limits booster shots to certain high-risk populations, including those over the age of 70, residents in long-term care and retirement homes, individuals who received two doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine, people who are immunocompromised, and Indigenous people.

Individuals also have to wait at least six months after they get their second dose to get the booster in Ontario.