COVID-19 Vaccine Bookings for Youth 12 and Up Now Available

All youth 12 to 17 years of age are now eligible to book an appointment to receive the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in Durham Region. It is encouraged that family members who have not received the vaccine also book an appointment at the same time. To book appointments, visit www.durhamvaccinebooking.ca or call 1-888-444-5113.

Individuals must be 12 years of age at the time of the vaccine appointment in order to receive the vaccine. Identification which includes date of birth is required when attending the vaccination clinic.

Appointments will be available at the Ajax, Pickering, Clarington, and Oshawa mass immunization clinics. North Durham clinic dates will be available starting on June 8 in Brock, and then rotate to Scugog and Uxbridge. A new clinic site will be introduced in Whitby that allows youth 12 to 17 years of age and their family members to receive the Pfizer vaccine. Bookings for the new Whitby clinic opens on May 27 at 9pm for appointments starting June 7.

To book an appointment at any mass immunization clinic, please visit https://www.durhamvaccinebooking.ca/ or call 1-888-444-5113. For the Ontario Tech Campus Ice Centre Clinic (Oshawa) site please visit http://covidvaccine.lh.ca/ or call 905-721-4828.

Vaccinating all eligible youth aged 12- 17 will further reduce the risk for everyone in the school community and is essential to ending the pandemic.

Residents are reminded that once appointment bookings open, the website will experience a significant increase in traffic resulting in considerable wait-times when trying to book appointments. Residents are asked to please be patient as they keep trying to access the site.

For further information and questions, please visit the Durham Region Health Department website at www.durham.ca/covidvaccines.