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April 29, 2021

Southwestern Public Health Region Broadens COVID-19 Vaccine Eligibility to Include Those 55+

In alignment with today’s provincial announcement, eligibility will expand to 55+ this week and 50+ the following week.

As of April 30, at 8am, residents of Oxford County, Elgin County and the City of St. Thomas can book a COVID-19 vaccine provided they are turning fifty-five or older in 2021.

The move to new eligibility criteria is aligned with the province’s earlier announcement...

HELP LIST: Helping Seniors Book Vaccine Appointments

Southwestern Public Health is helping those 60+ to book their COVID-19 vaccine.

Armed with the knowledge that older adults are most susceptible to severe COVID-19 infection and its complications, the health unit wants to ensure that the online booking system and the busy phone lines aren’t a deterrent to seniors getting their shot.

“Seniors, and their family members, have told us that booking online is challenging and that the phone lines were...

Media Release

April 21, 2021

Third COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic for the Southwestern Public Health Region Announced for April 27 in Tillsonburg

Southwestern Public Health, Oxford County, Oxford County EMS, and the Town of Tillsonburg have partnered to open a third mass immunization clinic site.

Today, Southwestern Public Health and its partners announced plans to bring more vaccine to the residents of Oxford County.

The new clinic, which will open on April 27 in the Lions Auditorium of the Tillsonburg...

Southwestern Public Health seeks assistance in Ingersoll dog bite incident

UPDATE: The owner of the dog has been found. 

Southwestern Public Health has been notified of a dog biting incident in Ingersoll, on Harris Street near David Street. The incident happened in the late morning on Tuesday, April 20, 2021 at approximately 10:45 AM. The dog and its owner are both unknown.

The dog is described as a large dog – possibly poodle/poodle mix. Dark brown. Shaved body with curly hair on head. ...

Those 60 and older in Oxford and Elgin, London and Middlesex eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccine starting tomorrow 

April 12, 2021 - Southwestern Public Health and Middlesex-London Health Unit will expand COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to those aged 60 and older starting Tuesday morning. Anyone born in 1961 or earlier will be able to book an appointment to get their first dose of vaccine, as of 8:00 a.m. tomorrow. The decision to expand eligibility to those age 60 and older comes a week after...

Strong uptake combined with increasing supply and the start of vaccination in local pharmacies have led the Middlesex-London Health Unit and Southwestern Public Health to expand COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to those aged 65 and older.

Starting today, anyone born in 1956 or earlier can book an appointment to get their first dose of vaccine. The decision to invite a wider population to get vaccinated comes just over a week after the vaccine was made available to those 70 years of age and older.

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