The Grey Bruce Health Unit is hosting a number of COVID-19 vaccination clinics this summer.
A release from GBHU states that the goal of the clinics is to support residents in getting up to date with their vaccinations against the virus, with vaccines proving to be the most effective tool in preventing serious illness or death. In addition to hosting clinics within communities, public health authorities are once again partnering with GO-VAXX mobile clinics to reach rural areas with lower vaccine uptake in Grey and Bruce counties.
A full list of GBHU COVID-19 vaccine clinics can be seen at https://www.publichealthgreybruce.on.ca/Portals/0/Topics/InfectiousDiseases/COVID19/Weekly_Vaccine_Schedule.pdf.
The GBHU also shared the following in the release:
For individuals aged 12 to 59, getting up to date means receiving a primary vaccine series and booster dose. A second booster is recommended for individuals aged 60 and up, Indigenous adults and their non-Indigenous adult household members and residents of long-term care homes and other congregate care settings.
Due to the recommended intervals between doses, thousands of Grey-Bruce residents aged 60 and up will become eligible in July and August to receive their second booster. More information on vaccine recommendations, including for children aged five to 11, and intervals is available here.
Evidence shows that boosters can help increase antibody levels that wane over time after the second dose. While a primary series of an mRNA vaccine generally maintains good effectiveness against severe outcomes, a booster further increases vaccine effectiveness to more than 90 per cent against severe outcomes.
