Starting September 7, our office will have the COVID vaccine available once every 4 weeks, on a Wednesday afternoon. If you would like to get vaccinated, give our office a call and book in! The currently available dates are: Sept 7 Oct 5 Nov 2 Nov 30 We will have a vaccine for each eligible…
Health Canada has announced that Moderna’s Spikevax COVID vaccine is now approved for children aged 6 months – 4 years. Dr. Cameron and I will be holding a vaccination clinic for this age group on August 10 – if you’re interested, please give us a call at 905-885-5511 and book an appointment! Please note we…
Effective April 6, a fourth dose of COVID vaccine is available for individuals age 60 and over. This is recommended 140 days after you received your third dose (a useful calculator of “when was 140 days ago?” here), and is based on gradually decreasing immunity to COVID over time. The evidence we’ve seen so far (and…
Our public health experts are doing their best to follow the science, and make recommendations that make sense of the information available. But that means that rules and recommendations can change (it feels like weekly, sometimes!), and it can be easy to lose track. www.confusedaboutcovid.ca is a great resource if you’re not sure about something,…
With the announcement on November 19 that the Pfizer vaccine is safe and effective in children aged 5-11, I’m pleased to announce we’ll be offering a COVID vaccine clinic for this age group in our office! The clinic will be from 3-6pm Dec 10, 2021, and you will need to make an appointment. Plan on…
Still need to get a COVID vaccine? The HKPR Health Unit has released a list of upcoming mobile pop-up clinics in our area, for anyone born in 2009 or earlier. No appointment necessary, but bring your health card! If you have any questions about the vaccine, please call and book an appointment to speak to…
As of my writing this, 65% of eligible residents of Northumberland (so, those 12 and over) are fully vaccinated for COVID, and 78% have had a single dose. You really need both doses to be protected against the newer strains we’re seeing, specifically Delta, so I would encourage anyone who is eligible to get both…
Health Canada has now authorized two COVID-19 vaccines, one made by Pfizer/BionTech and one by Moderna. We’re getting a lot of questions, and I thought an update with the answers to some of these might help! When will I be able to book an appointment for the vaccine? Fair question, but I don’t know. Currently,…
We will be running a drive-thru flu shot clinic this year! This will allow us to respect physical distancing recommendations, and ensures that I can give flu shots to everyone without filling up a waiting room. When & Where: Date: October 24, 2020 Time: 10am-1pm Location: The parking lot at my office, 99 Toronto Rd…
With Ontario starting to gradually reopen, it’s important we remain vigilant about the risks of COVID-19. Keep 2m (or 6ft) away from others when you’re out in public, and if that’s likely going to be a challenge (in stores, for example), wear a fabric mask. The purpose of the mask is to help minimize the…