Sudbury residents aged 75 and older in this calendar year are being encouraged to book now for their COVID-19 vaccine before the vaccine appointment process is opened up to younger residents.
Public Health Sudbury & Districts (PHSD) said booking for the 75 and older group "is going well," but soon enough the booking process will be opened up to those in the 70 and older category.
Sometime soon, within "the coming days" said PHSD details will be revealed on when younger residents will be allowed to call in to book an appointment.
"Public Health Sudbury & Districts wants to ensure those 75 and over have an opportunity to book before opening up appointments to younger age groups," said a news release from PHSD.
PHSD said it continues to receive doses of COVID-19 vaccine on an ongoing basis and the province provides health units with vaccine doses based on population.
There are some limitations, said PHSD. It said it can only book appointments based on "the exact number of doses it has for each clinic", and the supply of doses is subject to possible fluctuations in the supply chain.
"For example, if Public Health has 800 vaccine doses, only 800 appointments are booked at a scheduled vaccine clinic. Once a clinic is full, we schedule eligible individuals at future clinics," said the news release.
The eligibility list is open to limited groups at present, said PHSD.
Currently (as of March 30, 2021) across Greater Sudbury and the districts of Sudbury and Manitoulin, Public Health is continuing to offer COVID-19 vaccine to the groups listed below.
- Adults 75 years of age and older in 2021 (individuals born in 1946 or earlier).
- Health care workers as determined by the Ministry of Health.
- Adult recipients of chronic home care.
- Indigenous adults (First Nations, Métis, Inuit).
- Residents, essential caregivers, and staff of high-risk congregate living settings.
- Faith leaders who provide certain functions such as end-of-life care.
- Staff, residents, and essential caregivers of long-term care homes, retirement homes, congregate care settings for seniors, and Elder care homes.
All vaccination clinics are by appointment only and COVID-safe measures are in place. A reminder you must not attend a clinic if you have any symptoms of COVID-19 or if you are in isolation due to a COVID-19 exposure.
For vaccine clinic dates, please visit the PHSD vaccine website.
