People 75 and up can be vaccinated

Beginning today, Monday March 22, individuals aged 75 and older can book an appointment for the COVID-19 vaccination at ontario.ca/bookvaccine. Online booking is encouraged. If you are unable to book online for yourself, please ask a friend or family member to book on your behalf. You will require your photo ID health card number.

As booking is being managed directly by the province, those who are unable to book online are advised to contact the Provincial Vaccine Booking Line at 1-888-999-6488​. The Booking Line is available 8 a.m.- 8 p.m., Monday–Sunday. Individuals who do not have a photo ID health card will be required to book by phone. High volumes are expected and your patience and understanding are appreciated. If you are unable to get through by phone or online, please try again at a later time. You can be reassured that you will not miss your chance for an appointment.

If you have already received your first dose through your health care provider or by a direct invitation from HPEPH, DO NOT book your second dose through the link listed above. In response to national and provincial recommendations, HPEPH will be providing the second dose approximately 16 weeks after the first dose. Please note this may mean that your second dose appointment will take place later than originally indicated. Please DO NOT call HPEPH or your health care provider to book your second dose appointment. You will be contacted to book your second dose at the appropriate time.

Vaccination clinics for high, very high, and highest priority health care workers will continue at Quinte Health Care (QHC) until March 26. Eligible health care workers are encouraged to book an appointment prior to this date on the QHC vaccination booking page. High priority health care workers include:

A complete list of eligible Highest, Very High, and High Priority health care workers is available at Ontario.ca. As the provincial booking site is not accepting appointments for these groups at the current time, all eligible individuals are encouraged to book at QHC. HPEPH continues to be grateful for the partnership and support of QHC and other community partners throughout the region who are contributing to this once in a lifetime vaccination effort. It is important to note vaccination clinics will be held at QHC for health care workers who meet the definitions above until March 26. While QHC will continue to offer vaccinations for eligible internal staff after this date, as well as second doses for those who have already received the shot at QHC, vaccinations for health care workers and other eligible groups will be offered through community public health clinics and booked through the provincial system.

Thank you for your patience as efforts continue to vaccinate those at highest risk. If you are not yet eligible and belong to a Phase 1 or 2 priority group, please pre-register for notification when your group becomes eligible. HPEPH is currently collecting contact information for:

Please note that information collected in the forms listed above will be used to identify you to the Ministry of Health as an eligible member of a priority group to the Ministry of Health and/or to advise you when your age group becomes eligible. It is important to note that pre-registering on this list does not provide advance booking for an appointment. You will still have to make an appointment for a vaccine once your group becomes eligible. When you become eligible, you will be provided booking instructions from either HPEPH or the Ministry of Health.

Information for other Phase 2 priority groups may be collected through workplaces/employers or collected by HPEPH at a later date. Please continue to check hpePublicHealth.ca/covid-19-vaccines/  and follow us on Facebook and Twitter for up to date vaccine information and eligibility.