May 25, 2021 - Toronto Star

Toronto Star - Seniors over 80 have lower vaccination rates in Toronto and Peel than other age groups. How groups are working to change that

By: Maria Sarrouh and Olivia Bowden

Hot-spot neighbourhoods in Ontario are seeing lower COVID-19 vaccination rates for seniors over 80 than neighbourhoods with lower incidence of the virus — indicating the most at-risk populations are still being missed for the vaccine.

“A lot of people like to think it’s just vaccine hesitancy, but it’s really not, to any significant degree,” said Dr. Samir Sinha, NIA Director of Health Policy Research. “The data really is speaking to the fact there’s a vaccine gap that’s not really fueled by hesitancy.”