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Booking of Vaccination Appointments For Residents 80 Years Of Age And Older Starts Next Week | Kawartha 411 may vary between sites. Can I call my doctor to book an appointment? Local doctors and nurse practitioners are not booking appointments. Please use the provincial booking system to book a vaccination appointment. I don't have a family doctor but was born in 1941 or earlier. Can I book an appointment? Everyone who was born in 1941 or earlier is able to get the vaccine. You do not need to have a health care provider or a local health care provider to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. You will need to use the provincial booking system to book an appointment. Appointments can be booked online, but if you do not have a computer, you can call and book an appointment by phone. This booking system will go live on March 15. What information do I need when I get called? You should have your health card ready to book. My spouse/caregiver will be coming with me, but they are not 80 years of age or older. Can they be vaccinated as well? At this time, only residents who were born in 1941 or earlier are eligible to be vaccinated. As more vaccine arrives locally, more residents will be vaccinated in order of the provincial priority list. What vaccine will I receive? The province has been delivering the Pfizer vaccine for use locally. My parent lives in a retirement home. Can they get vaccinated? The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit will be vaccinating residents of local retirement homes and congregate care settings for seniors (eg. assisted living) in those homes. They do not need to call to book an appointment. I was born later than 1941 but I have a number of health issues. Am I able to get vaccinated right now? At this time, vaccination clinics are being booked only for those City of Kawartha Lakes residents who were born in 1941 or earlier. Once residents over the age of 80 years are vaccinated, and additional vaccine arrives locally, adults with chronic health care issues will be invited to book a vaccination appointment. Booking of Vaccination Appointments For Residents 80 Years Of Age A... https://www.kawartha411.ca/2021/03/12/booking-of-vaccination-appoin... 3 of 4 3/17/2021, 11:36 AM