GREY-BRUCE – The National Advisory Committee on Immunization has announced increased recommendations for the administration of a third dose of COVID-19 vaccine.
Those recommendations include people over 70 years of age; people who received two doses of the AstraZeneca Vaxzevria/COVISHIELD vaccine or one dose of the Janssen vaccine; adults on or from First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities; and adults who are frontline health-care workers who have direct in-person contact with patients and were vaccinated with a very short interval.
As soon as the ministry provides guidance to public health units in Ontario, the Grey Bruce Health Unit will activate its plan to administer third doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to meet this new eligibility criteria.
Public Health will continue to offer first and second doses to eligible residents at all clinics, with no need for appointments.
Please do not call to inquire about appointments at this time.
The Grey Bruce Health Unit will host vaccine clinics at municipal locations on a regular basis that will have enhanced capacity and will be able to accommodate the volume related to this enhanced eligibility, while using an appointment system.
Booking only third dose appointments for all clinics will be done using the provincial booking system online or via the telephone. Details will be released when available. First and second doses do not require an appointment.
In addition, participating primary care providers and pharmacies will be other ways that individuals are able to get their vaccine.
To date, 242,995 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Grey and Bruce.
