SWPH Opens Clinics for High Risk Community Members
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Media Release
October 5, 2023
Southwestern Public Health Invites High Risk Community Members Seeking New Covid-19 Vaccine Formulation
Beginning the week of October 11, Southwestern Public Heath’s vaccination program is opening the doors to high-risk community members seeking the newest formulation of the Covid-19 vaccine, which targets the XBB variant of the virus.
Individuals over the age of 65, people who are pregnant, people who are Indigenous, and those who are immune suppressed are invited to book by calling 1-833-943-3900 or booking online at covid-19.ontario.ca/book-vaccine. Clinics will be held at 410 Buller Street, Woodstock and 1230 Talbot Street, St. Thomas.
“While the past two weeks have seen the health unit’s first shipment of the Moderna XBB vaccine sent to the regions most vulnerable in long-term care homes, retirement homes and hospitals, we’re now happy to offer clinics to those living in the community,” says Jaime Fletcher, Program Manager of Vaccine Preventable Diseases, and the health unit’s Chief Nursing Officer.
Full eligibility for Southwestern Public Health’s Moderna XBB 1.5 clinics includes:
- Pregnant people
- People over the age of 65
- People who are First Nation, Inuit, or Métis (and their household members)
- Adults with immune compromising health conditions making them more susceptible to severe illness.
People must wait an interval of 6 months between their last vaccination or Covid-19 infection and receiving the new vaccine formulation.
Clinic times, dates, and locations as well as booking information can be found at www.swpublichealth.ca/covid19. As more vaccine arrives to the health unit, more clinic dates will be added to the schedule.