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A mask (children over the age of 2 years are encouraged to wear a mask at Halton Region vaccination clinics).

Find a covid vaccine near me driver#

You may have the same driver both ways or two different drivers.

One caregiver or support person can go with you, to and from the COVID-19 Vaccine clinic.

have a vaccine appointment booked for the date that transportation is requested (Note: Providers will do their best to accommodate rides to walk-in and pop-up vaccination clinics if they have driver availability).

have limited or no access to safe transportation or face barriers to getting to or from a COVID-19 vaccination clinic.

This can include physical, developmental, learning, mental, hearing and visual disabilities  and

be a person with a disability within the meaning of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005.

Children aged 5 to 11 with disabilities or mobility issues, along with their parent or caregiver, are also eligible. The Ontario government has partnered with the Ontario Community Support Association (external link) to help people with disabilities, and seniors with mobility issues, to safely get to and from COVID-19 vaccination clinics. Request a ride through the Ontario Community Support Association (external link) at least 48 hours in advance of your vaccination. Milton Rainbow Taxi (Milton Taxi Services) (external link) Please contact locations directly for availability.

Select pharmacies or health care providers may offer other Health Canada approved vaccines, such as Novavax.

Please contact a local pharmacy (external link) or your primary care office for this vaccine.

Halton Region COVID-19 paediatric vaccination clinics do not offer the Pfizer vaccine for children six months to under 5 years of age.

There is no preferential recommendation between Moderna bivalent COVID-19 boosters or Pfizer bivalent COVID-19 boosters for individuals 18 years of age and older.

Halton Region COVID-19 clinics offer age-appropriate mRNA vaccines.

The National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) continues to recommend mRNA vaccines (Pfizer or Moderna) for all eligible groups (external link).

All COVID-19 vaccines authorized in Canada are proven safe and effective.

People over the age of 65 and certain people at higher risk of severe COVID-19 illness (external link) are strongly recommended to get their booster this spring season.

Booster doses help restore protection from COVID-19 and emerging variants.

In most cases, doses are recommended 8 weeks (56 days) after a COVID-19 infection or previous dose.

Note: Paediatric Pfizer for children 6 months to under 5 years of age requires 3 doses.Those who are moderately to severely immunocompromised (external link) are recommended to get a third dose to complete their primary series. Most healthy people need two doses to complete a primary series.If you have questions about whether the COVID-19 vaccine is right for you, speak to your health care provider or access information from reliable and trusted sources. COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective in preventing severe illness and death from the COVID-19 virus. Complete the online Booster Dose Eligibility Checker (external link) to find out when you should get your next dose.īook an appointment What dose should I get?Įveryone 6 months of age and older are eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine.Residents can book an appointment or walk-in at a Halton Region COVID-19 Community Clinic to get the bivalent COVID-19 booster dose.Recommendations for people who are not high-risk and have already received a booster since September 1, 2022, will be available closer to fall 2023.Everyone aged five and older who have not yet received a booster dose since September 1, 2022, should get one as soon as possible.Starting April 3, 2023, certain high-risk groups (external link) are now recommended to recieve a spring COVID-19 booster if it has been at least six months since their last dose or confirmed COVID-19 infection.