The Town of the Blue Mountains is pleased to announce that a second week of vaccination clinics are being held at the Beaver Valley Community Centre in Thornbury on Wednesday, December 29th from Noon until 6:00 p.m. and Friday, December 31st from 9:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. In addition to these community run clinics, there is also a clinic by the Grey Bruce Public Health Unit on Monday, January 3rd from 12:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m.
Community Clinics
First, second and third doses are being administered for all eligible age groups, including 5 to 11-year-olds. Moderna, Pfizer and pediatric Pfizer doses will be available.
Booking for the community run clinics can be made by visiting tbmvaccines.ca. Walk-in appointments will also be accommodated on a first-come, first-served basis.
Grey Bruce Public Health Unit Clinic
For the Grey Bruce Health Unit clinic on January 3rd, please book your appointment through the COVID-19 Vaccination Portal or by calling the Provincial Vaccine Contact Centre. If local clinics are not viewable on this date, they will be added in the coming days. Please do not call the Health Unit to book your appointment.
You will not be able to get your booster (third) dose without an appointment. Appointments are required for children ages 5 to 11 years for first and second doses.
For those age 12 and older, first and second doses of COVID-19 do not require an appointment
Blue Mountains Community Health Centre
In addition to the clinics at the Beaver Valley Community Centre, Dr. Tim Remillard is administering vaccines daily at the Blue Mountains Community Health Centre. Appointments are open to all members of the public and can be made online at: https://patient.medeohealth.com/booking/dr-tg-remillard.
All Clinics
For assistance booking your appointment at any of the clinics, please visit or call The Blue Mountains Public Library at (519) 599-3681.
Patients are reminded to bring their health cards and will be asked to remain at the clinic for 10 minutes following the administration of their vaccination.
"We have seen tremendous success during the first week of the expanded vaccination clinic at the Beaver Valley Community Centre with 2,378 people vaccinated in just three days. This brings the total vaccinations administered since December 18th to 5,484 shots, 3,106 at the Blue Mountains Community Health Clinic, and 2,378 at the Beaver Valley Community Centre," explained Mayor Alar Soever. "I would like to thank Dr. Remillard and his team, as well as our fantastic group of medical and non-medical volunteers for their continued hard work and tremendous response in the fight against COVID-19."
A schedule of all planned clinics in the Town of The Blue Mountains can be found at tbmvaccines.ca. For a complete list of clinics throughout Grey Bruce, as well as additional information on COVID and vaccines, please visit the Grey Bruce Health Unit website at www.publichealthgreybruce.on.ca. In addition to these clinics, vaccines are also available at local pharmacies.
With the Omicron variant circulating in Grey Bruce and neighbouring regions, public health officials remind residents that it is more important than ever to be fully vaccinated and receive a booster shot to avoid the risk of serious illness or death.
Call for Volunteers
Additionally, there is still a need for both medical and non-medical volunteers to assist with the scheduled vaccination clinics. There is a specific need for anyone with COVAX experience to help with registration entry. All other tasks will be assigned during the volunteer intake process. Volunteers must be 18 years of age or older.
For more information or to register to volunteer, please contact:
Community Services
(519) 599-3131 ext. 281