people who who got a pfizer-biontech or moderna mrna vaccine can receive their second dose of either shot as soon as 28 days after their first jab.
those who got the oxford-astrazeneca product as a first dose must wait at least eight weeks before a second shot, either of the same vaccine or of one of the mrna vaccines.
the expansion of accelerated second doses comes two days before ontario is due to enter step 2 of its reopening, which will allow indoor gatherings of up to five people and see hair salons resume operation for the first time in months, among other things.
there were 180,369 vaccine doses administered in the province on sunday.
the province reported three new deaths monday and 210 new laboratory-confirmed covid-19 cases.
another 326 cases were resolved within the past 24 hours.
ontario has now seen 544,414 total cases since the beginning of the pandemic and 9,129 related deaths, with 532,779 cases now considered resolved.
there are currently 287 patients in intensive care and 191 who require a ventilator.
toronto reported 37 new cases monday, with 26 in waterloo, 25 in the grey-bruce region, 15 in peel, 12 in hamilton and 12 in the niagara region.
there were ten new cases in ottawa, according to provincial data, which often varies slightly from the statistics released by ottawa public health later in the day.