Advisory table recommends sending mobile vaccine clinics to Toronto high risk neighbourhoods

By News Staff

One way to speed up the city’s vaccination efforts – mobile vaccine clinics sent to areas with high numbers of seniors.

The COVID-19 science advisory table says by sending mobile vaccine clinics to these naturally occurring retirement communities in the city’s high risk neighbourhoods, will quickly get vaccines into this vulnerable population.

The report authors recommend a strategy which would target tens of thousands of older adults living in apartments, condos, co-ops, and social housing buildings. They say by targeting people living in these settings they will also address barriers to vaccination in this population.

The report identified nearly 500 buildings in the city that would fall under the category, about half of are in COVID-19 hotspots, and house nearly 41,000 adults 65 and older.

Last month, the city rolled out a pilot project which saw residents in three high risk seniors buildings get the vaccine delivered right to their door, no word on if that will be expanded.

Three mass vaccination clinics opened in Toronto on Wednesday.

The vaccination clinics have been set up at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Scarborough Town Centre and Toronto Congress Centre.

The goal is for these clinics to eventually be used to vaccinate the general public, but officials are reminding residents that as of right now, they will only accept people over the age of 80 who have made an appointment.

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