Although individuals ages 80 and older can begin booking their second dose of COVID-19 vaccine today, residents in the Southwestern Public Health region will have to wait a little longer.
Because it shares a custom booking system with Middlesex-London Health Unit, the aim is to be able to book second appointments by June 7 at the latest.
The health unit is also evaluating additional methods to re-book appointments for those eligible, particularly for priority healthcare workers, those aged 80 and older, and those eligible due to specific high-risk health conditions. This will allow those currently eligible to have more options available for re-booking a second dose quickly and prepares for future groups to re-book an earlier second dose if and when they become eligible.
“We are committed to delivering customer-focused solutions to make booking a vaccine appointment as easy as possible,” says Jaime Fletcher, Program
Manager of the Southwestern Public Health COVID-19 Vaccination Task Force. “Making changes to our existing system requires significant changes to scheduling processes already in-place, so we want to make sure we get it right,”
She adds, “Please do not attempt to reschedule your second appointment online or by telephone until we have communicated the updated method.”
Eligible individuals looking for an earlier second dose appointment are encouraged to keep their existing appointment if it is in June. More details on our website.
