Starting Thursday it will be easier for Cambridge residents to get a second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
All public vaccination clinics will be accepting walk-ins for both first and second doses.
Anyone in the community who is 12 or older is encouraged to get their second dose as long as it has been at least 28 days since their first dose (of Moderna or Pfizer).
Information about vaccination clinics is available on the Region of Waterloo website: Clinic locations and information.
Residents with September and October appointments are asked to rebook an earlier appointment or walk-in to any regional vaccination clinic for their second dose.
“With more vaccine available, and fewer people contending for appointments, we’re now able to accommodate walk-ins for both first and second doses,” said Shirley Hilton, Deputy Chief for Waterloo Regional Police Service and head of the Waterloo Region Vaccine Distribution Task Force. “We’re pleased to be able to make it easier for residents to complete their vaccine series as soon as possible.”
To maximize clinic capacity, appointments that fall more than 40 days after a first dose will be cancelled with information on how to access an earlier second dose now.
Vaccines are also available at many family doctors’ offices (for their patients) and local pharmacies.
Call ahead to find out if appointments are required.
Residents are urged to complete their vaccination series as soon as they can to stop the spread of COVID-19 and the Delta variant in the community. The more people who are fully immunized against COVID-19, the harder it will be for the virus to spread.
