Pharmacy technicians drawing up doses of COVID vaccines. (File photo by Colin Gowdy, BlackburnNews)Pharmacy technicians drawing up doses of COVID vaccines. (File photo by Colin Gowdy, BlackburnNews)
Sarnia

Booster shot availability expands for essential workers

A series of COVID-19 vaccination clinics will be held at the Royal Canadian Legion (Branch 62) to provide essential workers with booster shots.

The clinics will be held through to January 20 as part of a joint effort by Lambton Public Health, the Sarnia-Lambton Ontario Health Team, North Lambton Community Health Centre, Lambton EMS, and Bluewater Health.

Those specified as essential workers are teachers and education staff, hospital and long-term care workers, paramedics, police, fire, and essential municipal employees.

“LPH is happy to work with the SL-OHT partners to deliver booster shots to these essential workers,” said Medical Officer of Health Dr. Sudit Ranade. “With the addition of hundreds of new appointments, these new clinics will also free up much needed space in our regular COVID-19 vaccine clinics allowing us to accelerate booster doses for everyone.”

Eligible essential workers will be notified by their employer on how to book an appointment. There is also an option to call the health unit's Vaccine Call Centre at 226-254-8222, from Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. until 4 p.m.

“We know how important this added layer of protection is,” said Sarnia-Lambton OHT Executive Lead Steve Pancino. “Local health-care partners have come together to ensure essential workers and education staff get their COVID-19 boosters before heading back to work/ the classroom.”

The health unit hopes to administer 11,000 vaccine doses each week in January, with help from primary care and pharmacy partners.

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