A steady flow of people went through Wallaceburg Memorial Arena on Friday, May 21, 2021 for a mobile COVID-19 vaccination clinic hosted by the Chatham-Kent Vaccination Team.
A total of 10 stations were setup on the arena floor and, reports say, more than 1,100 people received a shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine at the clinic on Friday.
“Proud to report that I just had my first vaccine at the Wallaceburg pop up clinic,” Jill Misselbrook, the executive director for the Wallaceburg & District Chamber of Commerce, posted on social media.
“Kudos to (the Chatham-Kent Vaccination Team) they are doing a great job, so well organized and not frightening at all.”
The Wallaceburg clinic had been fully booked for more than a week.
“We are proud to be able to provide multiple vaccine clinics throughout CK,” Donald MacLellan, the general manager of Chatham-Kent EMS, tweeted on Friday morning.
“The #CKVaccinationTeam continues to serve our community in new and different ways,” added Lori Marshall, the president and CEO of the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance, on Twitter.
“CK hit 50% adults with first dose this week. Let’s keep it going!”
An upcoming drive-thru clinic in Blenheim is also fully booked.
Appointments at the John D. Bradley Centre in Chatham are being booked into June at the mass vaccination clinic in Chatham.
To book a COVID-19 vaccination appointment at the Bradley Centre, head online to GetYourShotCK.ca or call 519-351-1010 and leave a message.
On Friday the Chatham-Kent Ontario Health Team announced two more COVID-19 vaccine community clinics, open to everyone 18 years of age and older, on May 27 in Tilbury and June 3 in Wallaceburg.
The Wallaceburg clinic is being hosted by the Chatham-Kent Community Health Centres (Wallaceburg site) located at 808 Dufferin Avenue in Wallaceburg.
The clinic will be administering Moderna vaccines.
Call 519-397-5455 ext. 322 to book an appointment.
The Tilbury clinic is being hosted at the Tilbury District Family Health Team, located at 22 Mill Street in Tilbury.
The clinic will be administering Moderna vaccines as well.
Appointments can be booked by calling 519-682-2307 ext. 303.
“We’re pleased that so many people in Chatham-Kent are choosing to be vaccinated,” stated Dr. David Colby, Medical Officer of Health, Chatham-Kent Public Health Unit, in a media release.
“Although people may be waiting a few weeks for their appointment, high demand is a good thing because it means better protection for our community in the long term.”
As of Friday, CK Public Health officials say 45,487 total doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered to date, while 43,421 people have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in Chatham-Kent.
More details about COVID-19 vaccination in Chatham-Kent can be found, here.
