COVID-19 Updates

Limited Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine available at community immunization clinics starting Jan. 26

Whitby, Ontario - Durham Region Health Department will be offering a limited number of appointments for Pfizer vaccine for residents 30 and older. Pfizer appointments will be available starting on Jan. 26 at Durham Region community immunization clinics located at Pickering SmartCentres (former Winners location) and at Oshawa Centre (Sears location). Additional Pfizer vaccine appointments between Feb. 1 and Feb. 13 will be made available later this week once vaccine supply is confirmed.

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Jan. 17, all Health Department COVID-19 vaccination clinics closed

All Durham Region Health Department COVID-19 vaccination clinics are closed today due to inclement weather. Clients with appointments are being contacted and their appointments will be re-booked.

Individuals 30+ will receive Moderna (Spikevax) COVID-19 vaccine beginning December 29

Whitby, Ontario – Durham Region Health Department will administer Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for first, second and third doses to individuals 30 and older beginning Dec. 29, until additional supply of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is secured.

On Dec. 21, the province advised the Health Department of a limited supply of Pfizer vaccine across Canada. Pfizer is recommended for individuals 12 to 17-years old for first and second doses and for individuals 18 to 29-years old for first, second and third...

Expanded eligibility for third doses for COVID-19 vaccine

Appointments opening Dec. 20 for individuals 18+

Whitby, Ontario – Durham Region Health Department will be expanding eligibility for third doses of COVID-19 vaccine, as recently announced by the province. Beginning Dec. 20 at 8 a.m. Durham Region residents 18 and older are eligible to receive a third dose of COVID-19 vaccine. Eligible individuals can receive a third dose of COVID-19 vaccine at a minimum of 84 days after receiving their second dose. Booster doses are being accelerated for this...

Janssen (Johnson & Johnson) COVID-19 vaccine availability in Durham Region

As of April 8, 2022, Janssen (Johnson & Johnson) COVID-19 vaccine is no longer available at Durham Region vaccine clinics for individuals seeking a non-mRNA vaccine.

Whitby, Ontario - Durham Region Health Department has a limited supply of Janssen (Johnson & Johnson) COVID-19 vaccine. Janssen is a one-dose vaccine that is now available for individuals who have not received any COVID-19 vaccine to date.

The National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) indicated that the Janssen...