Canada

Toronto to shorten clinic hours for COVID-19 vaccine this summer

Toronto will reduce hours at city-run immunization clinics this summer.

According to Toronto Public Health, the new hours will begin Monday and will affect all six active clinics offering the COVID-19 vaccine. In a notice posted on social media, officials said the changes will “meet the needs of Torontonians during the summer.”

These are the new hours:

· At Metro Hall and Crossroads Plaza, clinics will be open between noon and 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday and between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Sundays.

· At Cloverdale Mall, Mitchell Field Community Center and 1940 Eglinton Avenue, clinics will be open from noon to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday.

· At Thorncliffe Park Community Hub, the clinic will be open between noon and 6pm and between 10am and 4pm on Saturdays and Sundays.

All clinics offer first, second and third doses, as well as fourth doses for selected eligible groups.

Residents can make an appointment using the province’s booking portal or the call centre.

Students in grades 7 through 12 can also make an appointment at these school-based vaccination clinics, such as those for hepatitis B, HPV, and meningococcal disease.

About 51.7 percent of all eligible Torontonians have received three doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.