Niagara Clinics Fully Booked

Wednesday, 7 April 2021 13:10

By Linda Morgan

Niagara Region Public Health confirms that all vaccination clinics in the area are fully booked.

This comes after the provincial booking portal opened up to Niagara residents 60 and older this morning.

Public Health hopes to add more clinics in the coming days in order to meet the demand for shots.

Niagara Region Public Health confirms that clinics will continue to operate during the provincewide shutdown.

As well, several pharmacies in the region are providing doses to people 55 and older.

To book an appointment at a participating local pharmacy, click here.

To date, 89 percent of the 80+ population, 72 percent of those 75-79 and 70 percent of those 70-74 in Niagara have received shots.

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