Supply shortages of the Pfizer vaccine are resulting in changes to Niagara’s vaccination plan.
We have received provincial direction that, effective immediately, all first doses of vaccine are to be used to vaccinate residents, staff and essential caregivers in long-term care and high-risk retirement homes .This is being done to ensure there is sufficient supply to vaccinate these individuals by Feb. 15. As a result, there will be a pause in vaccinating Niagara Health’s staff and physicians.
Click here to read our Jan. 18 news release.
Niagara’s vaccination plan
Niagara Health and Niagara Region Public Health launched Niagara’s vaccination plan on Wednesday, Jan. 13. It is guided by the Province of Ontario’s vaccine implementation framework, which includes three phases. We are currently in Phase 1.
At this time, the hospital is vaccinating staff and essential caregivers in long-term care and high-risk retirement homes at a clinic at the St. Catharines Site. Niagara Region Public Health (NRPH) is deploying teams to these homes to support their staff vaccinating residents under their care.
For more information about COVID-19 vaccination, please visit Niagara Region Public Health's website.
Clinic information
The COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic is not open to the general public at this time. Individuals who are eligible will be notified directly.
Progress Update
As of Sunday, January 17 at 5 p.m., Niagara Health has administered 1,390 vaccinations.
For more information on Niagara Region Public Health's vaccination data, please visit its statistics page.
Location and Parking
The Clinic is located at the St. Catharines Site: 1200 Fourth Ave, St. Catharines, ON
For safety reasons, the Vaccination Clinic has a separate entrance from the hospital. Please enter only through the temporary structure outside the Walker Family Cancer Centre (see map, left).
