Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health says its mass vaccination plan is committed to vaccinating 75 per cent of the population 16 and over in its coverage area by early August.
They say it will be done by delivering up to 10,000 vaccines a day at a number of large immunization clinics throughout the region.
Those will include partner clinics located on site at Linamar and the University of Guelph, plus mobile clinics.
In a news release Tuesday, Public Health said that it presented its “robust plan for mass COVID-19 immunization clinics” to the provincial COVID-19 vaccine distribution task force and it has been “strongly endorsed.”
“The program is ready to execute as soon as additional vaccine doses become available,” the news release said.
“The mass vaccination against COVID-19 is one of the largest public health projects our region has ever seen,” said Dr. Nicola Mercer, Medical Officer of Health and CEO of WDG Public Health. “It will take a true ‘all-hands-on-deck’ approach to make this plan a reality. I am grateful to our public, private and healthcare partners for their major role in the vaccine plan. Without their support and commitment, vaccinations of this scale and scope would not be possible.”
The three clinic structures for the program are:
- Public Health hub clinics located at WDG Public Health offices in Guelph and Orangeville, as well as the Centre Wellington Sportsplex in Fergus.
- Public Health-led mobile clinics, supported by partners such as the Guelph-Wellington Paramedic Services, County of Dufferin Paramedic Services and local Family Health Teams, will administer vaccines to target rural communities and vulnerable populations.
- Partner-led clinics headed by the Guelph Family Health Team, University of Guelph and Linamar.
Public Health said it is continuing to work with local Family Health Teams around additional partnerships to increase immunization capacity in our community.
