There have been two major updates regarding COVID-19 Vaccines that we want to share with you.
Please note that we are NOT offering COVID-19 vaccine in our office at this time. Below is information on where and how COVID-19 vaccine are being given in our community.
1 - CHILDREN AGED 5-11 YEARS OLD
Health Canada has approved the use of COVID-19 Vaccine for children 5-11 year old. As part of the Guelph Family Health Team, our office is partnering with Wellington Dufferin Guelph Public Health to offer a COVID vaccine clinic at the Stone Road Mall in the afternoons/evenings during November 25-December 17.
To book your appointment, you may call Public Health at 1-800-265-7293 x7006. Public Health will contact families with kids aged 5-11 yrs if you haven’t already scheduled an appointment.
If you’re looking for more information and strategies of how to support your child during vaccination, please review the following links:
https://uwaterloo.ca/pharmacy/sites/ca.pharmacy/files/uploads/files/faq_covid-
19_vaccines_for_children.pdf
https://wdgpublichealth.ca/covid-19-vaccine-children-ages-5-11
2 - BOOSTER DOSES
Please visit this link to learn the latest groups that are eligible for booster doses: https://wdgpublichealth.ca/your-health/covid-19-information-public/covid-19-vaccine-information/booster-dose-eligibility
It is ok to receive either Pfizer or Moderna for your booster, no matter what you received the first 2 times. For Moderna, the booster is a half-strength dose, and for Pfizer it is the same dose as the original - in both cases this has shown to provide a good boost in immune protection. More groups may become eligible in December and January, so please keep watching the link above to see if your circumstance may make you eligible in the near future.
