If you are 12 and older in Thunder Bay you’ll be able to walk in and get your first or second dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.
The change comes into effect at 8:00 a.m. Monday after the province reported that teenagers needed to secure an appointment to get vaccinated.
To adjust to the change, the Thunder Bay District Health Unit announced Sunday that they will be utilizing both the Heritage and Coliseum buildings on the CLE grounds for walk-in appointments.
Anyone that wants a walk in appointment will have to attend the clinic in-person during specified hours.
When it comes to fully-vaccinated Canadians returning to the country, they will no longer have to quarantine if they are traveling after July 5.
“It means that people will be able to avoid the 14-day quarantine when they arrive,” said Minister of Health Patty Hajdu. “They will be able to transit to their own community without any requirements that they stay in a hotel.”
The adjustment only applies to travelers who are traveling after July 5, meaning if made your way to Canada beforehand you’ll still have to follow the two week quarantine upon arrival.
To abide by the new rule, you’ll need to clear 14 days since being fully vaccinated and update your vaccination details and the results of a negative COVID-19 test conducted no more than three days before arrival through the ArriveCan app.
Despite the relaxing of some travel requirements, Hajdu urges you to exercise caution when thinking about travel outside of Canada.
“We’ve seen that countries do have to change direction if the virus gets out of control so there are still travel advisories in place for outgoing travel,” added Hajdu.
You can click here to see who is eligible to enter Canada and whether you should avoid travel to certain countries.
