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Kingston-region seniors 70 and up can now book COVID-19 vaccination

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People ages 70 and older can now book appointments for COVID-19 vaccinations at Kingston-region vaccine clinics through the province’s online booking platform.

Beginning Monday, those born in 1951 and earlier can access appointments online at www.ontario.ca/bookvaccine or by calling 1-888-999-6488.

For individuals who do not have a health card, phone number or email address, Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox and Addington Public Health has a phone line available to assist with these special cases. The number is 343-477-0172, and its service is only available to local residents from Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

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“The provincial online appointment system will be the most efficient way to book a COVID-19 vaccine clinic appointment, followed by the provincial telephone line,” a news release from local public health said on Monday morning.

“Please do not attend COVID-19 vaccine clinics without an appointment. Vaccines will only be given to those who have an appointment. We appreciate your co-operation to help ensure local vaccine clinics can operate efficiently and effectively.”

Local public health said eligible adults can pre-register for a standby list for extra COVID-19 vaccine doses that may become available due to missed appointments online at its vaccine webpage.

Mobile vaccine clinics underway at local retirement homes

More than 650 residents at 12 Kingston-region retirement homes have received their first doses of COVID-19 vaccine, as of March 25.

The 653 doses were administered by Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox and Addington Public Health mobile vaccine clinics.

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“With over 50,000 vaccinations administered in the region, we are all proud to have helped to protect KFL&A’s most vulnerable adults from COVID-19,” Dr. Kieran Moore, the region’s medical officer of health, said in a written statement in a news release from public health on Monday.

“This is a big step towards preventing and controlling COVID-19 in the community. We want to thank all the staff at these homes for all of their support in planning, assisting, and implementing these vaccination clinics.”

For the most up-to-date information on COVID-19, visit www.Kflaph.ca/Coronavirus or www.Ontario.ca/coronavirus.

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