If you received your COVID-19 vaccine at a pharmacy, you may be wondering when your second dose will happen if you didn’t receive an appointment right away.
Posted: Apr 16, 2021 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: April 16
Although it has the infrastructure to administer vaccine shots, Finch-Weston Medical Pharmacy in Toronto s Humbermede neighbourhood doesn t qualify for vaccine rollout based on the province’s selection criteria. (Dave MacIntosh)
A month after Ontario began shipping COVID-19 vaccines to pharmacies around the province, an analysis by CBC News shows some of the hardest-hit neighbourhoods are still waiting while other communities with lower infection rates have a disproportionately high number of pharmacies offering shots.
The disparity suggests a shortcoming in what the province considers a key pillar of its vaccination program.
The Ministry of Health says by the end of the week, it intends to have authorized 1,400 pharmacies around the province to administer the AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine. It has been increasing the number of locations by hundreds at a time since March 10.
Pharmacies and vaccines? Here s what you need to know
Here s a run down of what people need to know to get their COVID-19 shots at a local pharmacy.
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Posted: Apr 14, 2021 7:48 AM ET | Last Updated: April 14
A woman gets a dose of the AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 vaccine at the Guardian Snowdon Pharmacy in Toronto on March 17, 2021.(Sam Nar/CBC)
A London, Ont., cancer patient says she faced a runaround trying to book an appointment for a second COVID-19 vaccination, even though her diagnosis qualified her to get a second shot four weeks after the first.
TORONTO On a typical Tuesday morning, Jeff Stevens would have been in front of a class. But on this Tuesday, the Toronto teacher was rolling up his sleeve for a COVID-19 vaccine. “Classes were cancelled this morning” Stevens told CTV News Toronto. I thought this was an opportunity to at least get vaccinated.” He was one of dozens of teachers who took advantage of an offer from pharmacist Kyro Maseh. The offer, made on social media, was an invitation for any teacher or daycare worker over the age of 55 to visit the Lawlor Pharmasave for a COVID-19 vaccine - with no appointment required.