TORONTO — A higher proportion of Thunder Bay district residents has been vaccinated against COVID-19 than in most other regions of Ontario.
According to data published Tuesday by the Ministry of Health, only the Leeds, Grenville and Lanark health unit surpasses Thunder Bay in the percentage of people who have received at least one dose of vaccine.
Thunder Bay district is also doing very well in terms of the rate of full vaccinations.
The ministry reports that 91 per cent of district residents 12 years old and over have now received at least one dose, and almost 85 per cent have received two doses.
COVID-19 vaccinations of people 12 years old and over - Top five and bottom two of 34 Health Units
| Health Unit | At least one dose | Two doses |
| Leeds, Grenville and Lanark | 95 per cent | 90 per cent |
| Thunder Bay | 91 per cent | 85 per cent |
| Waterloo | 90 per cent | 84 per cent |
| Halton | 89 per cent | 85 per cent |
| Ottawa | 89 per cent | 84 per cent |
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| Lambton | 82 per cent | 76 per cent |
| Renfrew County | 82 per cent | 76 per cent |
In Ontario as a whole, 86 per cent of the eligible population has received at least one vaccine dose, and 80 per cent is fully vaccinated.
The Northwestern Health Unit is very close to the provincial average, with vaccination rates of 86 per cent and 79 per cent respectively.
The health units in Lambton and in Renfrew County have the lowest vaccination rates in Ontario.
