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The Middlesex-London Health Unit has 33 pop-up clinics scheduled this month at community centres, schools and its downtown headquarters an aggressive vaccine ground game officials hope will make it easy for target groups, including 12- to 17-year-olds, to get the shots.
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“This age group is certainly a place where we can see spread,” medical officer of health Chris Mackie said Monday.
“One of the really obvious things that has come out of the pandemic is how important in-school learning is. The more we can preserve in-school learning, the better our students and our broader society will be.”
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London area health officials are applauding the turnout at mobile COVID-19 vaccination clinics, reaching thousands of people at the pop-up sites since late June.
The Middlesex-London Health Unit and Middlesex-London Paramedic Service have been running pop-up clinics at schools, community centres and workplaces for several weeks in a bid to get shots to harder-to-reach populations.
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“We are seeing really good turnout. It’s really exciting. Since June 21, we’ve vaccinated over 5,000 individuals at these mobile clinics,” said Maureen MacCormick, the vaccine campaign’s chief of operations.