The Ottawa area's weekly COVID-19 vaccination checkup: Nov. 11

Highlights:

• Quebecers 70 and over can book a third vaccine doseas of Tuesday.
• People can travel to the U.S. by land, air or water if they're fully vaccinated.
• The federal public service vaccination policy is about to get its teeth.

Every Thursday, CBC Ottawa brings youthisroundup of COVID-19 vaccinationdevelopments throughoutthe region. You can find more information through links at the bottom of the page.

There have been more than3.6milliondoses administered in the wider Ottawa-Gatineau region, which has about 2.3 million residents.

That's about 20,000doses in the last week, fewer than the week before that.

Provincial picture

People age70 and over in Quebec canbook an appointment for their third COVID-19 vaccine dose as of Nov. 16. Like Ontario, they have to wait until at least six months have passed since their second dose.

Third doses are also coming for care home residents by the end of the month.

Ontario has expanded third dose eligibility for certain people who had their second dose at least six months ago.

Ninety-oneper cent of eligible Quebec residents have had at least one dose and 87per cent are fully vaccinated.

Eighty-ninepercent of Ontario residents age 12 and uphave at least one vaccine dose, while about 85per centare fully vaccinated.

Federal public servants who need to submit proof they're fully vaccinated can be put on unpaid leave as early as Monday.

• Here are the noteworthy vaccine policies for Ottawa-Gatineau

The U.S. border changes are now in effect, requiring adult travellers to be fully vaccinated to enter by land, air or water.

Ottawa

Ottawa Public Health has expanded the hours of some clinics as third dose eligibility expands. Some city pharmacies should also offerthese doses.

The capitalstill has regularandpop-up clinicsfor anyone eligible to get a first, second or third dose, as well asneighbourhood vaccine hubs,and it'sbringing mobile vaccine clinics to those who request it.

There's a pop-up clinic Saturday atRobert Bateman Public School.

More than 1.6milliondoses have now been given to Ottawa residents.

Of the city's total population of just over one million, 79 per cent of residents have had at least one dose, including 91 per cent of residents born in 2009 or earlier.

Seventy-six per centof the total population is fully vaccinated, as are 87per centof eligible residents.

As the first application is reviewed, two Ottawa doctors answer your questions on the COVID-19 vaccine for kids as young as five.

The City of Ottawa says sports leagues are responsible for checking the vaccination status of people playing in or watching an event at city-owned facilities, despite provincial rules that state otherwise.

Western Quebec

CISSSOcontinues to list recurring,mobile and pop-upclinics online.

The Outaouais has distributed about608,000dosescombined first, second and third among a population of about 386,000.

Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox & Addington

It's managing smaller clinics and mobile clinics to better reach areas with lower vaccination rates, with options shared regularly online and on its social feeds.

There's a clinic Thursday afternoon at the Kingston YMCAwhere appointments are only needed for third doses.

The health unit has now given a first dose to just under 90per cent of its population 12 and older, and about 86per cent of eligible people have been fully vaccinated.

The region, with a population of about 213,000,has had about 337,000 vaccine doses combined first, second and third given to residents.

Nearly 3,600residents have had a third dose.

Eastern Ontario Health Unit

More than 332,000 vaccine doses have been administered among a population of about 209,000, including more than3,900 third doses.

About 92 per cent ofresidents 12 and older arepartially vaccinated, and about 88per cent are fully vaccinated.

Details for its regular and pop-up vaccine clinics are regularly shared on its website and social media.

Leeds, Grenville and Lanark.

The health unit hasgiven more than 301,000 doses to residents, which now includes about 3,300 third doses.

It is seeing 98per cent of its eligible population with at least one doseand about 95 per cent of those residents have at least twodoses.

The unit is posting walk-up vaccine locations on Twitterand online.

Upcomingoptions include the Carleton Place Arena on Friday.Its Brockvilleclinic has moved to theBrockville Shopping Centre.

Hastings Prince Edward

More than 264,000doses have been administered to this area's residents, including more than 2,900 third doses.

Ninety per cent of thelocal population 12 and older at least has a first dose. Eighty-fiveper cent are fully vaccinated.

There are regular clinics in Bancroft (which are appointment-only),Belleville and Picton.It lists community clinics on its website.

Renfrew County

With a population of about 109,000, Renfrew County hasdistributed more than 158,000 doses.

About89per centof its eligiblepopulation, including military at Garrison Petawawa,haveat least a first dose and about 86per cent are fully vaccinated.

The health unitregularly shares pop-up and walk-inclinic information online.