Nova Scotians&nbsp;ages&nbsp;55 and up can now book a COVID-19 vaccination appointment for the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines, the province announced Monday.

The province said all community clinics and many participating pharmacies have available appointments for this age group.&nbsp;Appointments for COVID-19 vaccines will be released continuously as vaccine supply is confirmed.

 Appointments cannot be booked directly through a community clinic, pharmacy or physician. Walk-ins will be turned away.

The province said about 79,000 Nova Scotians are between 55 and 59.

AstraZeneca vaccine appointments remain open for people who are&nbsp;55&nbsp;to 64 years old.

All schools in Halifax Regional Municipality and surrounding area to close Tuesday

More than 50,000 students will be learning from home for at least the next two weeks, after the province announced Monday all schools in the Halifax area would close and tightened public health restrictions across other regions.

Rapid covid testing, Dalhousie Campus, Halifax, NS on Tuesday, 24 Nov 2020. See technician in hazmat clothing  performing nasal swab test.

Rapid Covid Testing

About 100 people lined up at the Sackville Sports Stadium for rapid testing before the facility had even opened Sunday morning.

Sackville line

Teen faces charges after man seriously injured in Halifax-area hit and run

An 18-year-old man faces charges after a man was hit by a truck Sunday in the Halifax area. The victim, a 27-year-old man from East Dover, N.S., was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries.

The RCMP crest with a buffalo head in the centre is seen on a car door.

Nova Scotia RCMP say the driver, the lone occupant of the vehicle, was taken to hospital and was later pronounced dead.

rcmp

RCMP say the victim of the hit and run was taken to hospital by ambulance with life-threatening injuries.

Hockey games at Membertou rink tied to cluster of cases, says Strang

Hockey games at a Cape Breton rink have been identified as the source of a cluster of COVID-19 cases in Nova Scotia's eastern zone. The potential for high-risk exposure involves games played at the Membertou Sport & Wellness Centre on the weekend of April 17-18.

A cluster of cases are related to hockey games that were played at the Membertou Sport & Wellness Centre.

Membertou rink 

1st endangered right whale spotted in Canadian waters, triggering crab fishery closure

The first North Atlantic right whale of the season has been sighted in Canadian waters, triggering an early and localized snow crab fishery closure in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.

This North Atlantic right whale was spotted northeast of the Magdalen Islands in the Gulf of St. Lawrence on Sunday, April 25, 2021. It is the first whale in Canadian waters in 2021.

Right whale

This North Atlantic right whale was spotted northeast of the Magdalen Islands in the Gulf of St. Lawrence on Sunday.

Public Health said people must book their vaccination appointment online or by calling 1-833-797-7772.

Nova Scotians 55 and up can now get Pfizer or Moderna vaccine

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