Durham residents 60 and older can now be vaccinated<\/p>\n
Durham Region Medical Officer of Health Dr. Robert Kyle says while he is pleased almost 70,000 vaccine doses have been administered in Durham Region, the recent increase in COVID-19 cases is \u201cconcerning.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe must remain vigilant and continue to follow public health measures to help prevent a further increase in COVID-19 cases,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n
Durham residents 60 and older can now book their appointment for the COVID-19 vaccine.
\nThere are now five COVID-19 vaccination clinics operating across the region, including one in Oshawa at the Durham College and Ontario Tech University Campus Ice Centre.<\/p>\n
There are also clinics at McKinney Centre in Whitby, Audley Recreation Centre in Ajax, Chestnut Hill Developments Recreation Complex Arena in Pickering, and Garnet B. Rickard Recreation Complex in Clarington.<\/p>\n
The clinics open in Brock, Scugog and Uxbridge operate on a rotating basis.<\/p>\n
In addition to residents 60 and older, the health department says it will continue to provide vaccinations for the current priority groups according to phase 2 of the province’s vaccination rollout plan.<\/p>\n
To book an appointment at the Oshawa vaccination site, visit covidvaccine.lh.ca or call 905-721-4828; this clinic operates daily from 7:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.<\/p>\n
To book appointments at the other municipal clinics, visit www.durham.ca\/vaccineappointment.<\/p>\n
For more information, visit www.durham.ca\/covidvaccines.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"