This weekend marks the final mass COVID-19 immunization clinics in the Northumberland area.
The mass clinic, run by the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge Heath Unit in Cobourg, ends with the final one at the Cobourg Community Centre on Saturday.
The weekend will see the final clinics planned for high schools in Brighton on Saturday and Campbellford on Sunday.
Both clinics run from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Medical Officer of Heath Dr. Natalie Bocking says, “There are many reasons and places to get a first, second or booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine. A booster dose works very well to reduce the risk of serious illness and hospitalization due to COVID-19. Our in-house clinics are on a walk-in basis only, no appointments are necessary.”
The Health Unit will be opening COVID-19 vaccination clinics at the offices in Lindsay and Port Hope as the mass immunization clinics close.
The Health Unit in-house clinics will open on Friday, March 4, and will run for the next few weeks on both Fridays and Saturdays. Depending on uptake the in-house clinics could be extended or shortened.
The Health Unit will also be shifting to smaller, mobile clinics next month to better reach areas in Haliburton County, Northumberland County and the City of Kawartha Lakes with lower vaccination rates and where access to vaccines may be difficult.
