Hamilton public health services and the Ontario Ministry of Health are administering vaccine doses to high-risk community members through city clinics, pharmacies and congregate care settings this spring.
Hamilton public health services and the Ontario Ministry of Health are administering vaccine doses to high-risk community members through city clinics, pharmacies and congregate care settings this spring.
Hamiltonians at high risk of severe illness from COVID-19 infection are eligible for vaccination this spring.
In an April 19 news release, Hamilton public health services announced it’s joining forces with the Ontario Ministry of Health to administer vaccine doses to high-risk community members.
The following individuals are eligible, if it has been at least six months since their most recent COVID-19 vaccination or infection:
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• Adults 65 and older;
• Adult residents of long-term-care homes and congregate senior living settings;
• Residents 55 and older who identify as First Nations, Inuit or Métis and their non-Indigenous household members 55 and older and;
• Individuals six months and older living with moderately to severely immunocompromising conditions.
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“Though current COVID-19 activity in our community is low, it does continue to circulate,” said Dr. Elizabeth Richardson, Hamilton’s medical officer of health in the release.
“We’re encouraging those Hamiltonians at increased risk of severe illness from the virus to receive an additional dose of COVID-19 vaccination this spring.”
Eligible high-risk individuals can access COVID-19 vaccines through participating pharmacies, primary care and community partners, or through their congregate setting residence. A list of local pharmacies providing COVID-19 vaccines is available at: ontario.ca/vaccine-locations.
Hamilton public health vaccine clinics begin April 22.
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