Drop-in COVID-19 vaccine appointments for educators, children and seniors in Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph

Teachers, child care educators and staff, seniors and children can get their COVID-19 vaccine without an appointment in clinics run by Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health.

The health unit tweeted on Wednesday that the following people can walk into a clinic:

• Children ages five to 11 for their first or second dose.
• People aged 12 and older who need a first or second dose.
• Adults aged 68 and older for a third dose.
• School staff and teachers for a third dose.
• Child care educators and staff, including unlicensed care providers, for a third dose.

People between the ages of 18 and 67must still have a scheduled appointment to receive a thirddoseof aCOVID-19 vaccine.

A clinic recently reopened at the University of Guelph in theW.F. Mitchell Athletics Centre. The goal is to start with 1,000 doses a day, ramping up to 2,000 doses, the school said in a release. It will run between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. this week, then will run 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. daily starting Jan. 10.