Team Toronto COVID-19 vaccination update

The City of Toronto is working with all our healthcare partners, pharmacies and Toronto Public Health to administer all available COVID-19 vaccines. To date, 758,882 COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered in Toronto.

Today, the City opens three additional vaccination clinics at Cloverdale Mall, North Toronto Memorial Community Centre and Carmine Stefano Community Centre. People people born in 1961 or earlier, and age 50 or older who live in hot spot neighbourhoods as identified by postal code can book vaccination appointments online or by phone at City-run COVID-19 immunization clinics.

Following last week’s provincial announcement, the Team Toronto approach is shifting further towards vaccinating essential workers where they live – in areas where we know there are high COVID-19 case counts. Hospital and healthcare partners have clinics up and running vaccinating residents in hot spot neighbourhoods right now.

As of yesterday evening, approximately 244,155 people have booked COVID-19 vaccination appointments at a City-run clinic, an increase of 74,185 people since the vaccine eligibility was expanded on Friday. There are appointments still available. Eligible residents are encouraged to book an appointment through the dark blue “Book a Vaccine” button on www.toronto.ca/covid-19 with the added option of booking by phone through the Provincial Vaccine Information Line at 1-888-999-6488. For more information about what to expect when you get a COVID-19 vaccine please visit, https://covid-19.ontario.ca/get-covid-19-vaccine#how-to-schedule-a-vaccination.

The City and healthcare partners are working to operate a total of approximately 28 clinics today, including mobile teams and on-site clinics, to vaccinate priority groups identified by the Province of Ontario’s priority framework. These clinics are only vaccinating those in the priority groups who have confirmed appointments.

City of Toronto immunization clinics

• Today, will hold nine City-operated immunization clinics: Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto Congress Centre, Scarborough Town Centre, Malvern Community Recreation Centre, Mitchell Field Arena, The Hangar, Cloverdale Mall, North Toronto Memorial Community Centre and Carmine Stefano Community Centre.
• Will vaccinate approximately up to approximately 16,150 people born in 1961 or earlier and people age 50 or older who live in hot spot neighbourhoods as identified by postal code. Only those with confirmed appointments will be vaccinated. People without appointments should not attend a City’s immunization clinic.

 Unity Health Toronto

• Today, will hold two on-site clinics.
• Will vaccinate 1,150 people who are priority hospital and community based healthcare workers, local pharmacy staff, local dentists and their staff, select inpatients, homebound adults, individuals living in congregate settings, members of the Indigenous community, shelter staff, transplant recipients and those receiving active cancer treatment, individuals with specific high-risk health conditions and people age 50 years and older in hot spot neighbourhoods.

For more information, please visit unityhealth.to.

University Health Network

• Today, will hold one on-site clinic and a mobile clinic.
• Will vaccinate 756 people who are patients 55 years and older and individuals living in congregate settings.

For more information, please visit www.uhn.ca.

Humber River Hospital and North Western Toronto Ontario Health Team

• Today, will hold one on-site clinic and two mobile clinics.
• Will vaccinate 1,147 people who are healthcare workers, individuals eligible under Phase 2, and residents age 50 years and older in hot spot neighbourhoods.

For more information, please visit www.hrh.ca.

North York General Hospital – North York Toronto Health Partners

• Today, will hold two on-site clinics and a mobile clinic.
• Will vaccinate approximately 2,270 people who are hospital healthcare workers, individuals living in shelters and community members age 60 years and older.

For more information, please visit www.nygh.on.ca.

 Scarborough Health Network

• Today, will hold five on-site clinics and two mobile clinics.
• Will vaccinate 2,800 people who are healthcare workers, eligible residents, and individuals experiencing homelessness.

For more information, please visit www.shn.ca.

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

• Today, will hold one on-site clinic and an off-site clinic.
• Will vaccinate approximately 1,200 people who are residents age 70 years and older, Indigenous adults, adults who receive home care, healthcare workers, hospital staff, people with highest and high-risk conditions, and people age 50 years and older in hot spot neighbourhoods.

For more information, please visit sunnybrook.ca.

The City, Toronto Public Health, hospitals and community healthcare centres are all working together to get Torontonians vaccinated as quickly as possible. Getting vaccinated protects individuals, their close contacts and the community. As vaccine supply for the general population becomes widely available from the Government of Canada and the Province, more than 350 clinics, including pharmacies and mobile clinics across Toronto, will vaccinate people following the priority framework established by the Province.

To view a map and search for clinic locations across Toronto, including City-run facilities, pharmacies and hospitals, please visit www.toronto.ca/COVID19vaccinemap.

In order to stop the spread of COVID-19 in the community, protect the healthcare system and save lives, the City continues to urge all residents to follow the Provincial Stay-at-Home order and only go out for essential reasons such as grocery shopping or for exercise. Please review the City’s simple COVID-19: Guide for Toronto Residents with recommended and mandatory public health measures under provincial regulations and City bylaws: https://www.toronto.ca/home/covid-19/covid-19-reopening-recovery-rebuild/covid-19-guide-for-toronto-residents/.

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Please note, this news release was updated on April 12, 2021 to make a correction to the total number of vaccine doses that have been administered in Toronto. A previous version of this release reported 785,882 total doses.