COVID-19 Vaccine Information

• Children 5 to 11 years of age (paediatric dose)
• Individuals 12 years of age and older

*It is recommended to wait at least 8 weeks after a first dose of Pfizer, Moderna or AstraZeneca. With informed consent, some people may choose to get their second dose earlier than 8 weeks for essential reasons (e.g. certain immunocompromised groups, unexpected travel for compassionate reasons).

Appointments for a second dose may be booked at least 21 days after a first dose of paediatric or adolescent/adult Pfizer and 28 days after a first dose of Moderna.

8 years of age and older

• Available at least three months (84 days) after receipt of the second dose; individuals must be 18 years old at time of receiving booster dose
• This includes anyone that has received a complete series of viral vector vaccine (e.g., two doses of AstraZeneca vaccine or one dose of Janssen vaccine), anyone that has received two or three doses of a vaccine not approved by Health Canada, or a combination of any of these vaccines and an approved mRNA vaccine.

12 to 17 years of age

• As of Friday, February 18, 2022, youth 12 to 17 can receive their booster dose approximately six months (168 days) after a second dose. This interval may be associated with a lower risk of myocarditis or pericarditis. With informed consent, individuals 12-17 years of age may receive a booster dose at a minimum of 3 months (84 days) after a second dose. Individuals must be 12 years old at the time of receiving the booster dose.

This includes anyone that has received a complete series of viral vector vaccine (e.g., two doses of AstraZeneca vaccine or one dose of Janssen vaccine), anyone that has received two or three doses of a vaccine not approved by Health Canada, or a combination of any of these vaccines and an approved mRNA vaccine.

Third and Booster (fourth) Dose - Immunocompromised or High-Risk Individuals

This third dose is considered part of the primary series for immunocompromised individuals. Immunocompromised individuals 18 years of age and older can still get a booster dose (fourth dose) at least three months (84 days) after receipt of the third dose.

Immunocompromised individuals aged 12 to 17 can get a booster dose (fourth dose) at least six months (168 days) after receipt of the third dose.

Booster doses (i.e., fourth dose) are not currently recommended for moderately to severely immunocompromised individuals under the age of 12.

To receive a third dose or fourth dose booster, eligible residents must present a completed form or letter indicating their eligibility from their specialist or hospital program. Prescriptions for immunosuppressant medications as identified by the Ministry of Health can also be presented for third or fourth dose booster as needed.

You can get a fourth dose of an mRNA vaccine three months (84 days) after your third dose if you are a resident of a:

• long-term care home
• retirement homes
• elder care lodge
• other congregate setting that provide assisted-living and health services to older adults

East Gwillimbury

• Costco Pharmacy - 18182 Yonge Street, East Gwillimbury ON
  Monday - Friday: 9 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., Saturday - Sunday: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  Vaccine Type: Pfizer, and AstraZeneca (second dose ONLY)

Newmarket

• New Care Pharmacy - 17730 Leslie St., Newmarket ON
  Monday - Friday: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
  Vaccine Type: Pfizer
  
  
• Shoppers Drug Mart - 1111 Davis Drive, Newmarket ON
  Monday - Sunday: 8 a.m. to 12 a.m.(midnight)
  Vaccine Type: Pfizer and AstraZeneca (second dose ONLY)
  
  
• Robins Pharmacy - 191 Main St., Newmarket ON 
  Monday - Thursday: 9 a.m to 8 p.m., Friday: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
  Vaccine Type: Pfizer and AstraZeneca (second dose ONLY)
  
  
• Real Canadian Superstore - 18120 Yonge St., Newmarket ON
  Monday - Friday: 8 a.m to 8 p.m., Saturday: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  Vaccine Type: Pfizer and AstraZeneca (second dose ONLY)
  
  
• Costco Pharmacy - 18182 Yonge St., Newmarket ON 
  Monday - Friday: 9 a.m to 8:30 p.m., Saturday-Sunday: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  Vaccine Type: Pfizer and AstraZeneca (second dose ONLY)
  
  
• Shoppers Drug Mart - 20 Davis Dr., Newmarket ON
  Monday - Sunday: 9 a.m to 12 a.m. (midnight)
  Vaccine Type: Pfizer and AstraZeneca (second dose ONLY)
  
  
• Shoppers Drug Mart - 17600 Yonge Street - Lower Level, Unit B3 - Newmarket, ON
  Monday - Saturday: 10 a.m to 7 p.m., Sunday: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  Vaccine Type: Pfizer 
  
  
• Rexall - 16900 Yonge Street, Newmarket, ON
  Monday - Sunday: 9 a.m to 9 p.m.
  Vaccine Type: Pfizer and AstraZeneca (second dose ONLY)

Aurora

• Real Canadian Superstore - 15900 Bayview Avenue, Aurora, ON
  Monday - Friday: 8 a.m to 8 p.m., Saturday: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  Vaccine Type: Pfizer and AstraZeneca (second dose ONLY)
  
  
• Walmart Pharmacy - 135 First Commerce Drive, Aurora, ON
  Monday - Sunday: 7 a.m to 11 p.m.
  Vaccine Type: Pfizer and AstraZeneca (second dose ONLY)
  
  
• Shoppers Drug Mart -  446 Holland View Trail, Aurora, ON
  Monday - Sunday: 8 a.m to 12 a.m.(midnight)
  Vaccine Type: Pfizer and AstraZeneca (second dose ONLY)
  
  
• Family Drug Mart - 9 Borealis Avenue, Unit 5, Aurora, ON
  Monday - Friday: 9 a.m to 8 p.m., Saturday: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  Vaccine Type: Pfizer and AstraZeneca (second dose ONLY)
  
  
• Lighthouse IDA Compounding Pharmacy - 130 Hollidge Boulevard
  Monday - Friday: 9 a.m to 7 p.m., Saturday: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
  Vaccine Type: Pfizer
  
  
• Shoppers Drug Mart - 15408 Yonge Street, Aurora, ON
  Monday - Sunday: 8 a.m to 12 a.m.(midnight)
  Vaccine Type: Pfizer 
  
  
• Shoppers Drug Mart - 14729 Yonge Street, Aurora, ON
  Monday - Sunday: 8 a.m to 12 a.m.(midnight)
  Vaccine Type: Pfizer and AstraZeneca (second dose ONLY)

Bradford

• Simcoe Square Pharmacy - 157 Holland St. E, Unit 9, Bradford ON
  Monday - Friday: 8:30 a.m to 7:30 p.m., Saturday: 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Sunday: 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
  Vaccine Type: Pfizer (12+), Moderna (18+) and AstraZeneca (second dose ONLY)
  
  
• Shoppers Drug Mart - 140 Holland St. W., Bradford ON
  Monday - Sunday: 8 a.m to 12 a.m.(midnight)
  Vaccine Type: Pfizer and AstraZeneca (second dose ONLY)
  
  
• Pharmalink IDA Pharmacy - 456 Holland Street West, Unit 2, Bradford, ON
  Monday - Thursday: 9 a.m to 5 p.m., Friday: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
  Vaccine Type: Pfizer (12+), Moderna (18+) and AstraZeneca (second dose ONLY)
  
  
• Rexall - 461 Holland Street West
  Monday - Friday: 8 a.m to 9 p.m., Saturday-Sunday: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
  Vaccine Type: Pfizer and AstraZeneca (second dose ONLY)

Keswick

• Shoppers Drug Mart - 411 The Queensway South, Keswick, ON
  Monday - Sunday: 9 a.m to 10 p.m.
  Vaccine Type: Pfizer
  
  
• Zehrs Markets - 24018 Woodbine Avenue
  Monday - Friday: 9 a.m to 9 p.m., Saturday: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sunday: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  Vaccine Type: Pfizer (12+)
  
  
• Rexall - 76 Arlington Drive, Unit C
  Monday - Friday: 9 a.m to 10 p.m., Saturday - Sunday: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
  Vaccine Type: Pfizer (12+) and AstraZeneca (second dose ONLY)

Stouffville

• Metro Pharmacy - 5612 Main Street
  Monday - Friday: 8 a.m to 8 p.m., Saturday: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sunday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  Vaccine Type: Pfizer (12+) and AstraZeneca (second dose ONLY)
  
  
• Shoppers Drug Mart - 5710 Main Street
  Monday - Friday: 8 a.m to 10 p.m., Saturday: 8 a.m. to 10 p.m., Sunday: 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
  Vaccine Type: Pfizer (12+)
  
  
• Rexall - 5779 Main Street, Unit 101
  Monday - Saturday: 9 a.m to 9 p.m., Sunday: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  Vaccine Type: Pfizer (12+) and AstraZeneca (second dose ONLY)
  
  
• Great North Pharmacy - 155 Mostar Street, Unit 4
  Monday - Saturday: 10 a.m to 6 p.m.
  Vaccine Type: Pfizer (12+) and AstraZeneca (second dose ONLY)
  
  
• Stouffville IDA Pharmacy -6212 Main Street, Suite 102
  Monday - Thursday: 9 a.m to 8 p.m., Friday: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.,
  Saturday: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday: 1 a.m. to 4 p.m.
  Vaccine Type: Pfizer (12+) and AstraZeneca (second dose ONLY)

Uxbridge

• Shoppers Drug Mart - 232 Toronto Street South
  Monday - Sunday: 8 a.m to 10 p.m.
  Vaccine Type: Pfizer (12+)
  
  
• Walmart Pharmacy - 6 Welwood Road
  Monday: 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., Tuesday: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Wednesday - Sunday: 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.
  Vaccine Type: Pfizer (12+) and AstraZeneca (second dose ONLY)
  
  
• Pharmasave Uxbridge Med Pharm - 29 Toronto Street South, Suite 1B
  Monday - Thursday: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., Friday: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
  Vaccine Type: Pfizer (12+) and AstraZeneca (second dose ONLY)
  
  
• Rexall - 2 Elgin Park Drive, Unit C
  Monday - Friday: 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday - Sunday: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  Vaccine Type: Pfizer (12+) and AstraZeneca (second dose ONLY)

Sutton - Georgina

• Sutton Apothecary - 121 High Street
  Monday - Friday: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
  Vaccine Type: Pfizer (12+) and AstraZeneca (second dose ONLY)
  
  
• Shoppers Drug Mart - 20917 Dalton Road
  Monday - Friday: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sunday: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  Vaccine Type: Pfizer (12+) and AstraZeneca (second dose ONLY)

• Walk-ins are accepted at most vaccine clinics 
• Appointments are available for those who prefer to book in advance
• A health card is not required to book an appointment, except when booking through the Provincial Booking System
• Both mRNA vaccines (Pfizer and Moderna) are available at all York Region COVID-19 vaccination clinics with the exception of Cornell who is offering Pfizer only. 

Before you attend a COVID-19 vaccine clinic, it’s important you prepare for your COVID-19 vaccine 

Vaccines are booked by appointment only. Bookings can be completed online, one at a time. When booking a vaccine, you must select the location you want to go to either below or at www.york.ca/COVID19vaccine. To complete this process, you need:

• A computer or mobile device with internet
• A valid email address
• A valid health card

Preparing for your COVID-19 vaccine

If you have booked an appointment to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, you may have questions about what to expect. For more information, watch the below video or visit York Region's website.

Staying safe after a vaccination

As more and more residents will receive a vaccine, York Region Public Health reminds residents that despite being vaccinated, everyone must continue to follow all public health guidelines even after receiving a vaccination. Although the vaccine is very effective at preventing infection or serious illness, there is still a chance you can contract COVID-19, and it is currently unknown if you can transmit the virus after being immunized.

As more is learned about the protection provided by the vaccines and as more people are vaccinated, public health advice may change; however, until then we must continue to follow all public health precautions in order to keep each other safe, including:

• Staying home as much as possible and limiting close contact with those outside our household
• Practicing physical distancing of at least 2-metres with those outside our household
• Wearing a face mask or covering when inside public places and when physical distancing cannot be maintained
• Washing or sanitizing your hands thoroughly and often
• Practicing respiratory etiquette

Town of East Gwillimbury assistance

• Residents can call 905-836-6492 (Holland Landing library branch) or 905-473-2472 (Mount Albert library branch) for assistance with booking available appointments over the phone
• If you need access to the internet, residents or caregivers may drop in and use one of the Internet Stations located at EG's Public Library to directly access the York Region Vaccination booking page or borrow a Chromebook or a WiFi hotspot from EG's Public Library to get connected at home
• Residents or caregivers can also book a 1:1 Tech Help to get assistance navigating the process.

Transportation to vaccination clinics 

York Region Transit (YRT)

YRT offers on-request transit service for eligible residents to their vaccination appointments. If you require transportation to the closest vaccination clinic from your home, Mobility On-Request (MOR) 65+ can take you there. We will accept bookings up to two days prior to your scheduled appointment. Trips must be made to the closest vaccination clinic from your residence.

To book your trip:

To book a trip to your closest vaccination clinic, call 1-866-744-1119. Contact Centre hours are weekdays from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and weekends from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Please note that these hours are for vaccination clinic appointments only.

MOR 65+ service hours operate from 8 a.m. to 7:45 p.m. 

Routes Connecting Communities

The Town has partnered with Routes Connecting Communities for a pilot program to support residents with getting to and from vaccination appointments. Residents can book a complimentary shuttle service for vaccine appointments by contacting Routes directly at:

• 905-722-4616
• Email Routes 

Please note, for individuals who require wheelchair access or mobile device/support, please contact YRT (listed above) for these services. 

CHATS 

Seniors can contact CHATS at 905-713-6596 to book a service or for more information. 

Pink Cars - Local transportation support

Pink Cars is a local community group provided transportation for seniors in York Region to vaccination appointments. Residents should visit York Region's website and complete a brief form to receive assistance. 

Community transportation 

There are also other transportation services offered by community partners you may be eligible for. For a complete list of community transportation options, call 211 or visit 211central.ca

Wifi access hotspots

Residents that require access to internet to book an appointment online may visit one of the Town's Wifi Access Hotspots located outside of the following facilities: 

• Civic Centre - front entrance visitor parking spaces
• Holland Landing Community Centre - front entrance facing the windows
• Ross Family Complex - front entrance facing the windows 

MPP Caroline Mulroney Office Assistance

Residents that require assistance with booking a vaccine appointment, can contact MPP Caroline Mulroney’s Office at 905-895-1555.