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“We’re not having any trouble getting second doses into people,” Dr. David Colby said. “It’s the first doses that I want to see increase.”
As of Friday morning, 76 per cent of Chatham-Kent residents 18 and older have received at least one dose and 57 per cent have received two.
“We’ve made it very easy for everybody to come in and get their vaccine. You don’t need an appointment at all. You just walk right into the Bradley Centre and you can get your first dose at any time,” Colby said. “We are still doing some first doses, but not as many as I would like to see.
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More groups of essential workers who can’t work from home can begin booking vaccination appointments Tuesday in Chatham-Kent.
They can go to getyourshotck.ca or leave a message at 519-351-1010 after 8 a.m.
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On Thursday, residents who’ll be at least 40 years old this year can start booking appointments at 8 a.m.
Time slots can be reserved at the Bradley Centre mass vaccination clinic in Chatham, at the Wallaceburg Memorial Arena mobile clinic on May 21 and at the Gincor Trailer Werx drive-thru clinic in Blenheim on May 30.