She’s fully vaccinated. Here’s why she’s had to wait weeks to get her Ontario QR code updated – CBC

9,000 Toronto residents still waiting for out-of-province vaccinations to be processed into QR codes

Feb 16, 2022

The first thing Sarah Reid wanted to do when some COVID-19 restrictions were lifted late last month was hit the gym for a good workout. But despite being fully vaccinated with a booster shot, she couldn’t do that.

“They turned me away because I didn’t have that correct QR code,” said Reid, 29.

“I am fully vaccinated and I’m unable to go into any of these places just because of a code.”

The government of Premier Doug Ford announced Monday it is removing its proof-of-vaccination system on March 1 but that’s little comfort to Reid. She’s been waiting for more than a month for the two COVID-19 vaccinations she received in Newfoundland last summer to be processed so they’ll appear on her Ontario QR code alongside the booster she received after moving to Toronto last fall.

Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/vaccinated-toronto-woman-waiting-for-qr-code-1.6352847