Eligibility's expanding for North Algoma's COVID-19 vaccination clinics.
Organizers say a wide range of people are now able to book an appointment, including adults 50 and older and people with certain "at-risk" health conditions, such as: immune deficiencies and autoimmune disorders; stroke and cerebrovascular disease; dementia; diabetes; liver disease; cancer; respiratory diseases; heart disease; sickle cell disease; substance use disorders; diagnosed mental disorder; and disabilities requiring direct support care in the community.
They're also booking appointments for a broader range of "essential" workers who cannot work from home, such as: essential and critical retail workers, including grocery, wholesale, pharmacy, restaurant, LCBO, and food bank; workers in manufacturing industries directly involved in supporting the COVID-19 response, construction and other essential businesses and services where facilities are at a heightened risk of COVID-19 spread or outbreak; social workers and social services staff who provide in-person client services; warehousing, distribution, and transportation workers, including public transit and taxi drivers, as well as highway and rail maintenance; natural gas, propane, and oil and petroleum workers; electricity delivery workers; water and wastewater management workers; waste management workers; communications infrastructure workers; financial services workers, including bank branch staff; court and justice system workers; veterinarians and veterinary teams; mine workers; and uranium processing workers.
This follows a similar expansion across the province, including with Public Health Sudbury and Districts.
To book an appointment for North Algoma's clinics, call Wawa's central appointment line at 705-914-0464, the Dubreuilville Medical Centre, or White River's Northern Neighbours Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic.