COVID-19 vaccine eligibility, Hamilton Public Health (HPH) is set to ramp up it’s shot capacity at at least one outlet starting Thursday.Following Dr.
Kieron Moore’s announcement Wednesday, allowing for those aged 18 through 59 to take on a second booster, the city’s health officials will increase the daily rate of doses at the LimeRidge Mall clinic from 160 doses per day to 250.Appointments for fourth doses through HPH will launch Thursday at 8 a.m.
and may precipitate delays due to a large segment of the population becoming eligible for a booster.“Due to a high volume of newly-eligible individuals — upwards of 160,000 — community members should check back daily for available appointments,” HPH spokesperson James Berry said in an e-mail.
Ontario expands 4th COVID vaccine doses to those aged 18 to 59 amid 7th wave Hamiltonians with an Ontario health card are being urged to use the city’s online portal to book 14 days in advance, while those without a card can reach out to HPH’s COVID-19 vaccine hotline at 905-974-9848, option 7.Those who need a first, second or third dose can still get one without an appointment on a walk-in basis.Mobile pop-up vaccination clinics will continue to have capacity of up to 100 doses per clinic, per day.Ontario’s GO-VAXX bus clinics in Hamilton will also stay at up to 150 doses per day.THREAD: Starting July 14, 2022, Hamilton community members age 18-59 will be eligible to book an appointment for a fourth dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, provided it has been five months since their third dose.