Earlier this month, the City of Toronto kicked off its Vax The Holidays campaign, encouraging all residents to get their influenza (flu) and next dose of COVID-19 vaccines before gathering for the holiday season. The holiday vaccination campaign has now administered more than 3,779 COVID-19 and flu vaccine doses through mobile clinics and 14,587 doses at City-run immunization clinics.
Vax The Holidays is continuing throughout December. The campaign brings COVID-19 and flu vaccination clinics across the city, setting up in Toronto malls and popular community hubs. Today, Vax The Holiday teams will be at Toronto Public Library’s Weston Branch, Rexdale Community Hub, Yorkgate Mall and Waterfront Neighbourhood Centre.
Earlier this month, we kicked off the #VaxTheHolidays campaign and have made great progress administering COVID-19 and flu vaccines:
?3,779 at mobile clinics
?14,587 doses at City-run clinics#VaxTheHolidays is continuing throughout December! More info: https://t.co/lH2mxoGpoJ pic.twitter.com/WvtezHvuy7— John Tory (@TorontosMayor) December 19, 2022
Toronto Public Health (TPH) strongly encourages people to receive vaccinations during the month-long campaign to guard against serious illness at a time when hospital emergency departments are filled with people struggling with respiratory illness.
Eligible residents age five and older can choose from 46mobile clinics set up in malls and community locations across the city to get their flu shot and bivalent COVID-19 booster:
Toronto Public Library Weston Branch
2 King St. (Weston Road and King Street)
• Monday, December 19, 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Rexdale Community Hub
21 Panorama Ct.
• Monday, December 19, 2 p.m. to 8 p.m.
• Tuesday, December 20, 10 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.
Yorkgate Mall
1 York Gate Blvd.
• Monday, December 19, 2 to 8 p.m. (only flu vaccine available)
Waterfront Neighbourhood Centre
627 Queens Quay W.
• Monday, December 19, 4 to 8 p.m.
Scarborough Town Centre
300 Borough Dr.
• Tuesday, December 20 to Friday, December 23, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Saturday, December 24, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• Wednesday, December 28 to Friday, December 30, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Saturday, December 31, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Stockyards Village
1980 St. Clair Ave. W.
• Thursday, December 22 and Friday, December 23, 1 to 8 p.m.
• Saturday, December 24, 11 p.m. to 2 p.m.
• Thursday, December 29 and Friday, December 30, 1 to 8 p.m.
• Saturday, December 31, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Yonge Sheppard Centre
2 Sheppard Ave. E.
• Thursday, December 22 and Friday, December 23, 1 to 8 p.m.
• Saturday, December 24, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• Thursday, December 29 and Friday, December 30, 1 to 8 p.m.
• Saturday, December 31, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
North York Sheridan Mall
2202 Jane St., Unit 5
• Wednesday, December 21, 5 to 8:30 p.m. (only COVID-19 vaccines available)
Broadlands Community Centre
19 Castlegrove Blvd.
• Tuesday, December 20 and Thursday, December 22, 4 to 8 p.m.
Cecil Community Centre
58 Cecil St.
• Wednesday, December 21, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Oriole Community Centre
2975 Don Mills Rd. W.,
• Thursday, December 22 and Thursday, December 29, 4 to 7:30 p.m.
Parkway Forest Community Centre
55 Forest Manor Rd.
• Wednesday, December 21, 4 to 7 p.m.
Malvern Community Recreation Centre
30 Sewells Rd.
• Tuesday, December 20, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Agincourt Recreation Centre
31 Glen Watford Dr.
• Wednesday, December 21 and Wednesday, December 28 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Scadding Court Community Centre
707 Dundas St. W.
• Wednesday, December 21, 4 to 7 p.m.
• Wednesday, December 28, 2 to 5 p.m.
San Romanoway Apartments
15 San Romanoway
• Saturday, December 24 and Saturday, December 31, 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
BGC St. Alban’s Club
843 Palmerston Ave.
• Friday, December 23, 2 to 6 p.m.
Toronto Public Library Richview Branch
1806 Islington Ave.
• Friday, December 23 and Friday, December 30, 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Toronto Public Library Goldhawk Branch
295 Alton Towers Cir.
• Thursday, December 22 and Thursday, December 29, 10:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Toronto Public Library Parkdale Branch
1303 Queen St. W.
• Friday, December 23 and Friday, December 30, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
COVID-19 and flu vaccination appointments also continue to be available at all six City fixed-site immunization clinics to people six months of age and older. People five years of age and older attending a City-run clinic or a participating Team Toronto pharmacy can be vaccinated for the flu and COVID-19 in the same visit. Appointments for City-run clinics can be booked on the Province’s COVID-19 vaccine appointment webpage and are strongly recommended during the busy holiday season: https://www.ontario.ca/book-va
City-run vaccination clinics hours of operation are:
Metro Hall
214 Wellington St. W.
• Monday to Thursday, noon to 6 p.m. and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Crossroads Plaza
2625 Weston Rd.
• Monday to Thursday, noon to 6 p.m. and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Thorncliffe Park Community Hub
45 Overlea Blvd.
• Monday to Friday, noon to 6 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
1 Eglinton Square
• Tuesday to Friday, noon to 6 p.m. and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Cloverdale Mall
250 The East Mall
• Tuesday to Friday, noon to 6 p.m. and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Mitchell Field Community Centre
89 Church Ave.
• Tuesday to Friday, noon to 6 p.m. and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
City-run clinics will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, December 24 and Saturday, December 31. City-run clinics will be closed on December 25, 26 and 27 and January 1 and 2.
Additional information on where to get vaccinated is available on the City’s COVID-19: Where to Get Vaccinated webpage: www.toronto.ca/home/covid-19/c
Quotes:
“I encourage all Torontonians who have not done so already, to get their COVID-19 and flu vaccinations before the holidays. With dozens of locations and hundreds of pharmacies across the city, Vax the Holidays is easier and more convenient for all residents to access vaccinations close to where they live.”
– Mayor John Tory
“One of the best ways to protect ourselves and loved ones this holiday season is through vaccination. When you gather with those outside your household, use all the layers of protection – including vaccination – and have a safe and healthy holiday season.”
– Dr. Eileen de Villa, Toronto Medical Officer of Health
SOURCE City of Toronto
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