The Thunder Bay District Health Unit has released it’s vaccine rates for the region.
*Data is collected from the Ministry of Health, Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES), OHIP data and compared with Statistics Canada information as well.
Across the region, 92.1 per cent of people over 12 years old have at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine. However, that dips severely to 58 per cent when it comes to having three doses for those over the age of 12.
Thunder Bay’s elderly population is widely vaccinated; those between 70-79 years old are 87.2 per cent vaccinated for third doses, people over 80 years old have a vaccine rate of 88.1 per cent.
Vaccine rates dip for third doses for those under 60 to 62.7 per cent.
The age group with the lowest vaccine rate is children between 5 and 11 who are 60 per cent for a first dose, and 41 per cent for having a second dose. Only 15.3 per cent of teens have a third shot
Vaccines are still available at the CLE with no appointment necessary for those looking to get their first, second or booster doses. Various pharmacies across the city and region do still have vaccines available.
CLE Coliseum Clinic has open hours of:
- Wednesdays and Fridays from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
- Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m
The Provincial Vaccine Information Line is available to answer questions about the COVID-19 vaccine by calling 1-888-999-6488.
Here are the latest vaccination rates for the TBDHU region as of May 7, 2022.
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— TBay Public Health (@TBDHealthUnit) May 10, 2022