Organisation : Ontario Government
Facility Name : How To Book A COVID-19 Vaccine Appointment?
Province/Country : Ontario, Canada
Website : https://covid-19.ontario.ca/covid-19-vaccines-ontario
COVID-19 Vaccines For Ontario
Vaccines are safe, effective and the best way to protect?you and those around you?from serious illnesses like COVID-19
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Vaccines work with your immune system so your body will be ready to fight the virus if you are exposed. This can reduce your risk of developing COVID-19covid 19 and make your symptoms milder if you do get it.
Our supply will not arrive all at once, so distribution will happen in stages. The goal is for everyone in Ontario to be able to get a COVID-19covid 19 vaccination if they want one, as soon as enough doses are available from manufacturers.
How To Book A COVID-19 Vaccine Appointment?
Step-1 : Go to the link https://covid-19.ontario.ca/book-vaccine/
Step-2 : Enter some information in the space provided to find out how you can schedule your vaccine appointments.
Step-3 : You can also do this for someone else, if you manage their medical care and appointments.
Limited Appointments In Toronto
Toronto currently has limited appointments available at mass vaccination clinics. Vaccines continue to be available at mobile and pop-up clinics in hot spots and at pharmacies across the city.
Getting The Vaccine
Ontario has a three-phase plan that prioritizes vaccines for those at greatest risk of severe illness and those who care for them. As vaccine supply is delivered across the province, public health units may have different vaccine administration rates based on local context.
Ontario is using different channels to administer the vaccines and reach most of the population. Implementation will vary as each channel, priority population and vaccine has specific criteria that require flexibility.
Phase 1:
A limited number of doses available for Ontario’s most vulnerable populations and those who care for them
Starting: December 2020
Distribution Through:
Hospital Site Clinics, Mobile Teams, Site-Specific Clinics, Mass Immunization Clinics, Pharmacies
Phase 2:
Increasing stock of vaccines, available to older adults, people in high-risk settings, frontline essential workers and other populations that are at greater risk of illness
Starting: April 2021
Distribution Through:
Mass Immunization Clinics, Pharmacies, Primary Care, Site-Specific Clinics, Mobile Teams, Pop-Up Clinics, Workplace Clinics, Public Health Units
Phase 3:
Vaccines available widely across Ontario for anyone who wants to be immunized
Starting: July 2021
Distribution Through:
Mass Immunization Clinics, Pharmacies, Primary Care, Site-Specific Clinics, Mobile Teams, Pop-Up Clinics, Public Health Units
Vaccine Safety
Safe and reliable vaccines can help protect you and your family from COVID-19covid 19. They will be an important tool to help stop the spread of the virus and allow individuals, families and workers to safely resume normal life.
The coronavirus (COVID-19covid 19) vaccine does not cause a coronavirus infection. It helps to build up your immunity to the virus, so your body will fight it off more easily if it affects you.
After independent and thorough scientific reviews for safety, efficacy and quality, Health Canada has approved four vaccines for use in Canada:
** Pfizer-BioNTech – approved on December 9, 2020
** Moderna – approved on December 23, 2020
** AstraZeneca – approved on February 26, 2021
** Janssen (Johnson & Johnson) – approved on March 5, 2021
Understanding how COVID-19covid 19 vaccines are approved, how they work and possible side effects is important.