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Child care workers in licensed settings and high-risk individuals 18 years of age or older are now eligible to book COVID-19 vaccination appointments with the North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit.
Appointments are available this week. Child care workers in licensed child care settings will receive a letter from their employer and should have it available when attending their vaccine appointment, the health unit says.
Availability for unlicensed child care settings is expected to be announced in the coming weeks.
Individuals 18 and older with the following high-risk health conditions are now able to book a vaccine appointment:
Obesity, or a Body Mass Index greater than 40
Other treatments causing immunosuppression, such as chemotherapy and immunity-weakening medications
Intellectual or developmental disabilities, such as Down syndrome
“The health unit reminds the public that pregnant individuals are now also eligible to receive their vaccine against COVID-19,” the health unit says.
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“One essential caregiver for those individuals who require regular and sustained assistance with personal care and/or activities of daily living from the high-risk group, as well as for pregnant individuals, may also book an appointment.”
Appointments can be booked by calling the health unit call centre at 1-800-563-2808.
The health unit has available appointments in upcoming clinics, including the Memorial Gardens Arena clinic in North Bay on Wednesday, April 28, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Friday, April 30, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.; and at the Bobby Orr Arena clinic in Parry Sound from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Thursday, April 29.
“As more groups become eligible for appointments, the health unit continues to respond to an increased number of calls and is asking the public to be patient,” the health unit says.
Visit www.myhealthunit.ca/COVID-19Vaccine for more information
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