These Ottawa pharmacies will be administering COVID-19 vaccines

Vaccines coming to Ottawa pharmacies Thousands of doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine are set to arrive in Ottawa as early as Saturday. CTV's Jackie Perez reports on when they could be administered to residents 55+.

OTTAWA — Ottawa residents aged 55 and over will soon be able to get the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine at Ottawa pharmacies.

The Ontario government is expanding the pharmacy and primary care locations for COVID-19 vaccinations, including 34 pharmacies in Ottawa. The government released the list Thursday morning.

The pharmacies will offer the AstraZeneca vaccine to people aged 55 and over, with some locations to begin offering the vaccine as early as Saturday.

Previously, only pharmacies in Kingston, Toronto and Windsor-Essex were offering the COVID-19 vaccine to residents 60 and older.

A list of additional pharmacies that will begin offering COVID-19 vaccines was released by the Ontario government on Sunday, April 11. These pharmacies are expected to being offering appointments in the coming days.

Here is the list of pharmacies currently offering the COVID-19 vaccine in Ottawa:

EASTERN ONTARIO HEALTH UNIT

LEEDS, GRENVILLE AND LANARK

RENFREW COUNTY