January 31, 2022

GBHU Vaccine Clinics January 31 - February 6

For the week of January 31 – February 6, the Grey Bruce Health Unit will hold vaccine clinics at the following locations and times:

Monday, January 31

Beaver Valley Community Centre, 58 Alfred St. W., Thornbury 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Davidson Centre, the Hall, 601 Durham St., Kincardine 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Tuesday, February 1

Durham Community Centre, 451 Sadler St. W, Durham, ON, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

Wednesday, February 2

Ripley-Huron Community Centre, 17 Queen St., Ripley 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Thursday, February 3

Keady Community Centre, 116931 Grey Rd 3, Keady 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Walkerton Community Centre, 290 Durham St. W., Walkerton 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

Saturday, February 5

CLINIC for Children 5-11 Years Old Only
East Ridge Community School, 1550 8th St E., Owen Sound 10:00 am - 3:00 pm

Sunday, February 6

CLINIC for Children 5-11 Years Old Only
East Ridge Community School, 1550 8th St E., Owen Sound 10:00 am - 3:00 pm

It is recommended that you book your appointment to prevent wait-times; however, walk-ins are welcome at all clinics. Individuals 18 and over are eligible to schedule their booster dose appointment through the Ontario’s booking portal or by calling the Provincial Vaccine Contact Centre and through Indigenous-led vaccination clinics and participating pharmacies and primary care settings.

Appointments will be booked three months (84 days) after a second dose as the province urgently expands booster eligibility. For those aged 5-11, the COVID-19 vaccines should be booked at least 14 days before or after other vaccines. Second doses for this age group MUST BE at least eight weeks after the first dose. Second dose appointments ARE NOT automatically booked when booking your first dose.

Do not call the Health Unit to try to book an appointment. They are not able to book for you.

In addition, participating primary care providers and pharmacies may offer the COVID-19 for children and youth.

More Community Vaccine Clinics in February

The Grey-Bruce Health Unit has announced the addition of new community COVID-19 vaccine clinics in February. Clinics are in Grey-Bruce communities with the lowest vaccine coverage rate. This concentrated effort will enable Public Health to serve those with the lowest vaccination rates, increasing COVID-19 protection in populations with the lowest vaccine coverage rate.

In addition, two child-based clinics for children aged 5 to 11 are planned for February 5 and 6. For more information, please see the schedule. Only children aged 5 to 11 will be able to receive the vaccine at these two clinics. All eligible individuals are welcomed at all other clinics.

It is recommended that you book your appointment to prevent wait-times; however, walk-ins are welcome at all clinics. To book you appointment, please call or book online at:

• Provincial Vaccine Contact Centre at 1-833-943-3900
• How to book a COVID-19 vaccine appointment (ontario.ca)

Those 5-11 are eligible for their first and second dose. It is strongly recommended that second doses for this age group be given at least eight weeks after the first dose. For those aged 5-11, the COVID-19 vaccines should be booked at least 14 days before or after other vaccines. Second dose appointments ARE NOT automatically booked when booking your first dose.

Those 12-18, are eligible for first and second dose at these clinics.

Individuals 18 and over are eligible to receive their first, second and booster dose at these clinics.

Some individuals who are immunocompromised can get:

• a third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine eight weeks after their second dose as part of an extended primary series
• a fourth dose (booster) three months (84 days) after completion of the three-dose primary series

Contact your health care provider to see if you are eligible for the third or fourth dose referenced above

You might be eligible if you are:

• a transplant recipient (including solid organ transplant and hematopoietic stem cell transplants)
• receiving stable, active treatment (chemotherapy, targeted therapies, immunotherapy) for a malignant hematologic disorder or solid tumor
• in receipt of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T-cell
• an individual with moderate or severe primary immunodeficiency (for example, DiGeorge syndrome, Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome)
• Stage 3 or advanced untreated HIV infection and those with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
• undergoing active treatment with the following categories of immunosuppressive therapies: anti-B cell therapies (monoclonal antibodies targeting CD19, CD20 and CD22), high-dose systemic corticosteroids, alkylating agents, antimetabolites, or tumor-necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors and other biologic agents that are significantly immunosuppressive or are taking specific immunosuppressant medications (PDF)
• receiving dialysis (hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis)

Locally, appointments for a fourth dose (booster) can be booked by calling the Provincial Vaccine Contact Centre at 1-833-943-3900.

For detailed information about the Grey Bruce Health Unit’s vaccination process, and booking your vaccine, please review the Health Unit and Provincial website at:

• Getting Your COVID-19 Vaccine (publichealthgreybruce.on.ca)
• COVID-19 vaccines for children and youth | COVID-19 (coronavirus) in Ontario
• Third Doses of COVID-19 Vaccine (publichealthgreybruce.on.ca)
• Youth and COVID-19 Vaccines (publichealthgreybruce.on.ca)
• Eligibility Expands for Third Dose - COVID-19 Vaccine - News Releases (publichealthgreybruce.on.ca)
• Eligibility Expands for 5-11 Year Olds – COVID-19 Vaccine - News Releases (publichealthgreybruce.on.ca)

For a current list of all clinics, please visit our weekly Clinic Schedule. Clinics are subject to cancellation due to weather.

 

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