The COVID-19 vaccine clinic at the Canada Summit Centre is hosting a last-minute walk-in clinic today from 12-4 p.m., with priority given to those receiving a first dose, or those who had their first dose before May 1.
If you miss out on the opportunity, the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) also has a standby list. You must register the morning of each day that you are available. In order to be eligible for a call, you must meet the current provincial eligibility criteria for your first or second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and be able to get to the vaccine clinic within 30-45 minutes.
The standby list is used by clinics that offer one of Health Canada’s approved mRNA vaccines (Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna). You will not be able to select which vaccine you are administered. If you have already received a first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine, wait until eight weeks have passed before registering for the standby list. You will not be eligible for a second dose until eight weeks after your first appointment.
The list is not a booking tool, and you will only be called if there are extra doses available.
Access the standby list here. The registration form will only appear at that link if a standby list is available on that day.
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I also heard nothing about this walk-in clinic. When I arrived at 2:20 for my 2:30 appointment there were two long lines converging at the front door. Our line was either at a standstill or moving very slowly. Finally got back to my car at 4:45! Yes, I was there over 2 hours.
A long, painful time standing for this senior and the gentleman behind me with a cane. The staff/volunteers were doing their best to cope and, after a while, we were offered chairs. My husband’s appointment was at 1 and he was through in half an hour, with Pfizer. My son had put his name in and got a call after 5, he got Pfizer and was done quickly. In spite of my asking for Pfizer I was told that only Moderna was available. I want to see my grandchildren so I accepted it.
Kathy, the post on our website was published in the afternoon well within the walk-in hours, and we also included details about the health unit’s standby list so it continues to be relevant regardless of the date. As for Facebook, we posted the health unit’s notice about the walk-in early in the afternoon. We cannot control when Facebook’s algorithms decide to show it to you in your own news feed.
Why tell people about something that happened yesterday? Edit what you send out to reflect the actual time it’s sent. That’s what “news” is supposed to be. I might have been able to encourage others to get their shots, but to read this news after the fact is super frustrating. Either post it in a timely way or keep quiet. Same thing happened on Facebook when this arrived at 9 p.m. and when I expressed surprise at the timing i was admonished to complain to FB. Well, clearly it wasn’t FB. I appreciate these items may be late getting to your news service, so state that to clarify.