NEWS RELEASE
SOUTH GEORGIAN BAY ONTARIO HEALTH TEAM
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Moderna COVID-19 vaccines continue to arrive in South Georgian Bay.
South Georgian Bay Ontario Health Team (SGBOHT) is pleased to offer local clinics, led by our primary care physicians, for the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine.
Beginning today, Tuesday, May 11, provincial eligibility is opening further.
If you meet the new, or existing, criteria and have not yet received a first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, you are invited to book in Collingwood and Wasaga Beach at our drive-thru locations, for first doses of Moderna vaccine. You will be required to self attest to your eligibility.
The following groups are eligible for a first dose of vaccine:
- Individuals turning 50 and over in 2021
- First Nations, Inuit and Métis individuals
- Those with highest-risk health conditions
- Those with high-risk health conditions
- One essential caregiver is also eligible for those with highest or high-risk health conditions.
- Those with at-risk health conditions
- People who are 18 and over and cannot work from home who fall under Group One and Group Two.
Please see the SGB OHT website for more details regarding eligibility and to access the booking link. Please do not contact your family physician’s office or the Georgian Bay Family Health Team.
Please also remember if you are attending a vaccine appointment at one of our South Georgian Bay drive-thru locations in Collingwood or Wasaga Beach, arrive at the time of your scheduled appointment.
For the most up-to-date vaccination information, please visit the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit’s vaccine and immunization web page or go to ontario.ca.
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