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People line up Monday at a mass COVID-19 immunization clinic at the Thorncliffe Park Community Hub health centre in the East York neighbourhood of Toronto. (Alan Habbick/CBC)
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Unity Health pausing vaccinations at 2 Toronto hospitals due to shortage
by Michael Ranger
Last Updated Apr 16, 2021 at 7:50 am EDT
A woman wearing a protective face mask walks past St. Michael s Hospital in Toronto on Jan. 11, 2021, amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. THE CANADIAN PRESS IMAGES/Rachel Verbin THE CANADIAN PRESS IMAGES/Rachel Verbin
The vaccine shortage is hitting two more hospital immunization clinics in Toronto.
Unity Health says clinics at St. Michael’s and St. Joseph’s hospitals will be closed as of Sunday, April 18, due to limited COVID-19 vaccine supply.
The clinics are not expected to reopen until at least April 26.
List of COVID-19 vaccine clinics temporarily closing due to vaccine shortage
by News staff
Last Updated Apr 14, 2021 at 6:58 pm EDT
Disruptions in COVID-19 vaccine shipments to Ontario have forced several vaccination clinics to temporarily close in the midst of a troubling third wave.
The following clinics are affected. Reopening dates are dependent on supply. (This list will be updated if/when other clinics are affected):
Scarborough Health Network:
Centenary hospital, 2867 Ellesmere Road (closing April 14)
Seneca College, 1750 Finch Ave E, Newnham Campus (Room G2652) (closing April 17)
Thorncliffe Park Community Hub, 45 Overlea Blvd. Unit 108A (closing April 14)
York Region was also forced to close its drive-thru clinic at Canada’s Wonderland due to supply shortages and the University Health Network has paused vaccine appointment registrations for 18-49 year olds in three hotspot communities due to the shortfall.
TORONTO Another two COVID-19 vaccination clinics in Toronto have been shuttered amid supply issues. A clinic at Thorncliffe Park Community Hub that was being operated by Michael Garron Hospital did not schedule any appointments for this week and has now formally announced that it will not be taking appointments until the supply issues are resolved. North York General Hospital has also announced that its community clinic at Seneca College will close as of April 17 and won’t reopen until April 26 due to the “temporary slow down.” The latest clinic closures come one day after the Scarborough Health Network confirmed that it would have to cancel 10,000 appointments booked for community clinics at Centennial College and Centenary hospital between Wednesday and Monday.