COVID-19 vaccine

Michael Kras
11 May 2021

COVID-19 vaccine now open to more essential workers, at-risk Hamilton residents

More groups in Hamilton are officially eligible to book an appointment for their COVID-19 vaccine, include a wider pool of essential frontline workers, residents with at-risk health conditions, and lo...

Michael Kras
07 May 2021

Health Canada approves Pfizer vaccine for 12-15 year olds

Health Canada has officially approved the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for use in Canadian residents 12 to 15 years of age. This comes after the vaccine was approved for use in individuals 16 year...

Michael Kras
06 May 2021

Hamilton’s COVID-19 vaccine program expands to residents 50+, high risk groups

Hamilton’s ongoing COVID-19 vaccination efforts have expanded further to include even more groups who are now eligible to book appointments. As of today – Thursday, May 6th – individuals who are...

Michael Kras
03 May 2021

Hamilton residents ages 18+ in hotspots can now book a COVID-19 vaccine

Coinciding with news of a large and steady influx of vaccine doses, Hamilton residents ages 18 and up who live in one of 5 designated hotspots are now able to book their COVID-19 vaccine. As of 8 am M...

Michael Kras
28 Apr 2021

Hamilton residents ages 40+ in hotspots can now get a COVID-19 vaccine

If you’re a Hamilton resident aged 40 or above living in one of the city’s designated COVID-19 hotspots, you are now eligible to book a vaccine appointment at one of the city’s large-scale or mo...

Michael Kras
23 Apr 2021

Hamilton’s Black, racialized residents in hotspots now eligible for COVID-19 vaccine

In an effort to increase vaccine accessibility to residents disproportionately impacted by COVID-19, Hamilton Public Health has widened its vaccine rollout to include Black and racialized individuals ...

Michael Kras
23 Apr 2021

Pregnant people can now get their COVID-19 vaccine in Hamilton

Heads up: pregnant people are now eligible to book an appointment for a COVID-19 vaccine in Hamilton. It’s a result of the Ontario government’s move to add pregnant individuals to Phase Two of the...

Michael Kras
19 Apr 2021

Hamilton residents ages 40+ can now get the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine

If you’re 40 years old or order in Hamilton, you can now officially book an appointment to receive the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. It’s part of an Ontario-wide expansion of eligibility for Astra...

Michael Kras
12 Apr 2021

32 more Hamilton pharmacies are getting COVID-19 vaccines

Building on the Ontario government’s initiative to administer doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine through select pharmacies across the province, Hamilton will see 32 additional pharmacies adde...

Michael Kras
10 Apr 2021

Hamilton residents aged 50+ in five ‘hot spots’ can now get a COVID-19 vaccine

If you’re a Hamilton resident over the age of 50 and you live in one of five select postal codes, you’re now eligible to get a COVID-19 vaccine. The move is the result of an announcement from the ...