Shades Mills (Cambridge)
Columbia/Lakeshore (Waterloo)
Members of the public who are 18+ and live in one of the identified high-priority neighbourhoods are strongly encouraged to pre-register for the vaccine right away: COVID-19 Vaccination Pre-registration.
Opening up pre-registration to additional groups helps the Waterloo Region Vaccine Distribution Task Force prepare for the next group to be vaccinated. Anyone who has already pre-registered who is waiting for a booking invitation will be contacted within 4-6 weeks as vaccine becomes available. People will be invited to book an appointment in the order they were invited to pre-register.
The Task Force is working closely with community leaders and community organizations serving residents in high-priority neighbourhoods to increase access to vaccines through a variety of clinic options, including bringing pop-up clinics to these neighbourhoods. At these pop-up clinics, no walk-in appointments are available and vaccines appoint
Shades Mills (Cambridge) Columbia/Lakeshore (Waterloo) According to a news release, Waterloo Region public health officials say anyone who was born in 2003 and is turning 18 this year will be eligible to pre-register. Officials are encouraging people to pre-register as soon as they are able to do so. They say that opening up pre-registration to additional groups will help the Waterloo Region Vaccine Distribution Task Force prepare for the next group to be vaccinated. Anyone who has already pre-registered and is waiting for a booking invitation will be contacted within 4-6 weeks as vaccines become available. Officials also note that residents will be invited to book an appointment in the order they were invited to pre-register.
Region of Waterloo Public Health is shifting its vaccine roll-out planning to deal with looming supply challenges. The region’s Moderna and AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine supply has been unstable with no confirmed shipment beyond May 3, however the region said its Pfizer allocation is increasing throughout the month of May.
Shades Mills “Opening vaccine pre-registration to adults 50 and older in high-risk neighbourhoods is one other way we are supporting local priority populations,” said Shirley Hilton, head of the Waterloo Region Vaccine Distribution Task Force, in the release. “This furthers the work already being done by the task force to increase access to vaccines for high-risk groups, including Indigenous, refugee and newcomer, migrant worker, individuals experiencing homelessness or vulnerably housed individuals who live in Waterloo Region.” Earlier this week, the province released a list of high-risk postal codes across Ontario where they would prioritize vaccine rollout. That list included Kitchener neighbourhoods with the postal code prefix N2C. That included people living in Kingsdale, Vanier and Country Hills East.
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