Well being-care employee Thi Nguyen administers Pfizer-BioNtech COVID-19 vaccine to a affected person at a COVID-19 clinic in Ottawa on Tuesday, March 30, 2021. (Sean Kilpatrick/THE CANADIAN PRESS)
Ottawa Public Well being is resuming after-school COVID-19 vaccination clinics, whereas a busy group clinic on the EY Centre will shut for good this weekend.
The well being unit says because the COVID-19 pandemic continues to evolve, its "shifting capability" within the COVID-19 vaccine clinics.
"This shift is meant to help vaccination of people and households by bringing clinics nearer to the place folks stay, work and play," stated the well being unit.
As of Wednesday, 91 per cent of Ottawa residents aged 5 and older had acquired one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, whereas 84 per cent had acquired two doses.
After-school vaccination clinics
Beginning Friday, Ottawa Public Well being is resuming after-school COVID-19 vaccination clinics, with 49 clinics deliberate over the subsequent a number of weeks.
"Initially in neighbourhoods experiencing extra boundaries to vaccination or which have decrease vaccination charges," stated the well being unit.
The clinics are drop-in solely and can prioritize kids aged 5 to 11 and their households. These residing within the surrounding communities who nonetheless want a primary, second or booster dose are additionally welcome to go to the colleges.
Right here is the preliminary clinic schedule for after-school vaccination clinics
Jan. 21 – Prince of Peace Catholic Faculty at 1620 Heatherington Rd. 2:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 21 – St. Rose of Lima Faculty at 50 Bayshore Drive. 2:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 22 – Sawmill Creek Elementary Faculty at 3400 D'Aoust Ave. 10 a.m. to three:30 p.m.
Jan. 22 - Our Girl of Mount Carmel Faculty at 675 Gardenvale Rd. 10 a.m. to three:30 p.m.
Jan 23 – York St. Public Faculty – 310 York St. 10 a.m. to three:30 p.m.
Jan. 24 - St. Marguerite d’Youville Faculty at 89 Lorry Greenberg Drive. 3:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 25 - École élémentaire catholique Laurier Carriere at 14 4 Seasons Dr. 3 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 25 – Hawthorne Public Faculty at 2158 St. Laurent Blvd. 3 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 26 – Assumption Faculty at 236 Levis Ave. 4:15 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 26 – St. Thomas Extra Faculty at 1620 Blohm Dr. 3:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
EY Centre
The COVID-19 vaccination clinic on the EY Centre will stop operations on Jan. 22.
Ottawa Public Well being says all scheduled appointments as much as and together with Jan. 22 can be accepted.
"Anybody with appointments on January 23 can be contacted and supplied an appointment at a close-by vaccination clinic. No appointments can be cancelled," stated the well being unit.
The well being unit says there's "ample appointment and drop-in capability for first, second and booster doses on the different group clinics:
François Dupuis Recreation Centre (2263 Portobello Blvd.)
Nepean Sportsplex Curling Rink (1701 Woodroffe Ave.)
College of Ottawa - Minto Sports activities Complicated (801 King Edward Ave.)
JH Putman Faculty (2051 Bel-Air Dr.)
Eva James Memorial Centre (65 Stonehaven Dr.)
Orleans Ruddy Household YMCA-YWCA (265 Centrum Blvd.)
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