Toronto Public Health begins  bivalent booster to eligible residents 

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Toronto  – Toronto Public Health will start to administer the COVID-19 bivalent booster at its immunization clinics to all eligible residents aged 18 and older. Yesterday, the Ontario government reminded individuals to get their bivalent booster, which may offer more targeted protection against the Omicron variants. More information is available in the Government of Ontario’s news release . Appointments are strongly …

Vax And Ride returns to offer Covid vaccinations at 8 TTC stations 

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Toronto – The successful Vax And Ride is back as Toronto Public Health partners with the TTC to offer 48 pop-up COVID-19 immunization clinics inside eight TTC subway stations for the back-to-school season. These family-friendly and youth-friendly clinics will provide first, second, third, fourth and children’s COVID-19 doses to eligible residents age five and up on a walk-in basis, with …

Toronto Public Health starts Covid boosters for children 5-11

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Toronto  -Toronto Public Health (TPH) is vaccinating children age five to 11 with the COVID-19 booster. This is one of many opportunities for school-aged children to get caught up on vaccinations that will protect their health as they return to the classroom. At 8 a.m. today, parents and caregivers of eligible children will be able to book an appointment for …

Adding more vax appointments to guard against monkeypox

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Toronto – Toronto Public Health (TPH) added 3,900 new monkeypox vaccination appointments to the TPH booking system.  Appointments can be booked by anyone who meets the provincial criteria  for vaccination to prevent monkeypox infection. Monkeypox vaccination clinic locations and times: Metro Hall, 214 Wellington St. W., Mondays to Thursdays, noon to 6 p.m. and Sundays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cloverdale Mall, …

Over 2-thirds of eligible residents age 18 got 1st Covid-19 vax booster

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Toronto – More than two-thirds of eligible Toronto residents 18 years or older have received their first COVID-19 vaccine booster (third dose) as of August 10. In total, Team Toronto has administered more than 7.3 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine since the start of the vaccination campaign. All COVID-19 vaccine data is available on Toronto Public Health’s (TPH) Vaccine Dashboard. All …

Toronto administers over 45,000 4th COVID-19 vaccination doses

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Toronto – In the past week, Team Toronto has administered 45,815 fourth doses of COVID-19 vaccine. The surge in fourth doses, also referred to as second boosters, follows the Province of Ontario expanding fourth-dose eligibility to all people age 18 and older on July 13. In the same timeframe, 4,326 third dose (first booster) vaccinations were also administered by Team …

Toronto Public Health hosting a COVID-19 vaccine clinic for Toronto Newcomer Day

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Toronto -Toronto Public Health (TPH) will be hosting a COVID-19 vaccine clinic at Toronto Newcomer Day on Wednesday, May 25, 2022 to welcome and celebrate newcomers to Toronto. This clinic is part of Team Toronto’s continuing efforts to bring COVID-19 vaccination opportunities to places residents live, work and play – including Toronto Newcomer Day and other major events in the …

Extending work of Covid Vaccine Engagement Teams 

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Toronto – Mayor John Tory announced that the City of Toronto is extending the work of its COVID-19 Vaccine Engagement Teams (VETs) to December 2022, ensuring continued opportunities to increase vaccine equity and access for all residents. The teams operate through 17 geographic and population-based consortiums made up of over 200 health, community and faith-based organizations, including over 600 community …

COVID-19 vaccination clinic at East York Farmers’ Market May 17

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Toronto – Toronto Public Health (TPH) has partnered with the East York Farmers’ Market to help residents get their next eligible dose of the COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday, May 17. Keeping up-to-date with COVID-19 immunization is the best protection against serious illness linked to the virus. This approach is part of Team Toronto’s ongoing hyper-local, equity-focused vaccination strategy to ensure …

Toronto launches 3rd Dose Drive 

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Toronto – Mayor John Tory announced the City of Toronto’s Third Dose Drive to help as many residents as possible get their third COVID-19 vaccine dose. Mayor Tory and Dr Eileen de Villa, Toronto’s Medical Officer of Health, outlined the strategy to deliver more third doses as quickly as possible during a visit to the Vax And Ride COVID-19 vaccination …