Volume 14 – Issued May 6th, 2021
If eligible to attend a mass-immunization clinic offered through the Porcupine Health Unit, book a COVID-19 vaccine appointment online, or by calling 705-360-4819 (Timmins) or 1-800-461-1818.
The Timmins Academic Family Health Team and the Kapuskasing and Area Family Health Team will be contacting eligible clients to book a COVID-19 vaccine appointment.
If you are 40 years of age and older, a COVID-19 vaccine appointment may be scheduled through a local pharmacy.
Call with any inquiries about COVID-19. If you or a loved one are eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine but are experiencing barriers to accessing the vaccine clinics and need support, call the health unit.
Timmins: 705-360-4819 Toll free: 1-800-461-1818
Ontario’s COVID-19 vaccination plan includes 3 phases which began with immunizing those most at risk of severe illness and death due to COVID-19. Currently, we are working through Phase 2 of the provincial COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan. Find out if you are eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine at one of the upcoming COVID-19 mass immunization clinics by reviewing the list on the Porcupine Health Unit website.
The National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) has recommended an extended interval of up to 4 months between doses for COVID-19 vaccines due to the current limited COVID-19 vaccine supply. The extended vaccine dose interval allows access to COVID-19 vaccine sooner and provides protection to more individuals across Canada. Real-world evidence indicates that there is still high effectiveness several weeks after the first dose of COVID-19 vaccines in preventing symptomatic COVID-19 infection and hospitalization.
Ontario is following the NACI recommendation for most of the population as evidence suggests that this will result in a reduction in infections, symptomatic disease, hospitalization, and ICU admissions. However, due to increased risk to COVID-19 the following population groups will receive the second dose of COVID-19 vaccine sooner (at the dose interval indicated in the vaccine product monograph):
The Porcupine Health Unit is actively developing a process to let you know when you may receive your second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.