The University of Guelph will be holding a second public COVID vaccination clinic starting Tuesday focusing mostly on third doses.
The appointment-based clinic will be held in the Mitchell Gym of the W.F. Mitchell Athletics Centre. This week, hours of operation are:
- Jan. 4, noon to 7 p.m.
- Jan. 5 to Jan. 7, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Starting Jan. 10, regular hours of operation will be 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Parking will be available in the P12 lot adjacent to the Athletics Centre.
Like the public vaccination clinic held in 2021 at U of G, this initiative will bring together U of G in partnership with Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph (WDG) Public Health and the Guelph Family Health Team.
“Vaccination is the most effective way to strengthen our protection against the Omicron variant,” said Dr. Nicola Mercer, medical officer of health and CEO of WDG Public Health, on the U of G web site.
“Time and time again, our local partners have answered Public Health’s call for support during this mass vaccination campaign. I am grateful to the University of Guelph and the Guelph Family Health Team for their willingness to collaborate and provide another venue for our population to access vaccines as quickly as possible.”
The clinic will focus mostly on administering third doses (booster shots) of the COVID-19 vaccine. Individuals will also be able to obtain a first or second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at the U of G clinic.
The goal is to administer 1,000 doses daily in the initial stages, increasing to a maximum of 2,000 per day as the clinic progresses.
Appointments will be available through the WDG Public Health website.
U of G hosted a major vaccination clinic in the University Centre from March to August 2021.
