immunization

Michael Kras
11 Mar 2021

Some Hamilton doctors to start offering COVID-19 vaccine for ages 60 to 64

A number of Hamilton-area doctors in primary care settings are set to begin offering the recently approved AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to a select group of city residents as of this weekend. As part ...

Michael Kras
10 Mar 2021

Hamilton warns residents about COVID-19 vaccine scam

The City of Hamilton is warning residents about a scam regarding COVID-19 vaccine distribution in the city. City officials have been receiving notice about the scam, which is targeting Hamilton reside...

Michael Kras
09 Mar 2021

FirstOntario Centre will be used as a large-scale COVID-19 vaccine clinic

As Hamilton prepares to widen eligibility for the COVID-19 vaccine and accelerate rollout, the city is repurposing FirstOntario Centre to turn it into a large-scale vaccination clinic. It’s a prime ...

Michael Kras
08 Mar 2021

Hamilton investigates alleged ‘inappropriate’ COVID-19 vaccine distribution

Hamilton Public Health is conducting an investigation following allegations that three employees working at one of the city’s mobile COVID-19 vaccination clinics administered doses to 15 individuals...

Michael Kras
05 Mar 2021

BREAKING: Health Canada approves Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine

Adding a fourth effective vaccine candidate to the mix, Health Canada has just officially issued approval of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine for use in the country. The vaccine joins those ...

Michael Kras
03 Mar 2021

Hamilton’s COVID-19 vaccine hotline deals with overwhelming demand

For Hamilton’s older seniors, the effort needed to get through on the city’s COVID-19 hotline to register for their vaccine has been nothing short of Herculean. As vaccine bookings opened for loca...

Michael Kras
01 Mar 2021

Hamilton expands COVID-19 vaccines to adults 85+ and shelter residents, workers

As Hamilton continues to inoculate the most vulnerable demographics with the COVID-19 vaccine, the city has announced it will begin opening vaccines to locals over the age of 85, and adding residents ...

Michael Kras
26 Feb 2021

Health Canada approves AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine for use

Adding to the list of approved COVID-19 vaccines in the country, Health Canada has just given the green light to AstraZeneca’s vaccine for widespread use. As of the official announcement Friday morn...

Michael Kras
22 Feb 2021

This is who’s next in line for the COVID-19 vaccine in Hamilton

Following the announcement of plans to open Hamilton’s first large-scale COVID-19 vaccine clinic, the city has laid out its forthcoming plans to continue rollout of the vaccine to Hamilton residents...

Michael Kras
18 Feb 2021

Hamilton is opening its first large-scale COVID-19 vaccine clinic

In exciting news for the progress of vaccine rollout in Hamilton, the city is about to open its first large-scale COVID-19 vaccination clinic to inoculate residents at a greater capacity. The clinic, ...