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You can drop in to these Ottawa clinics to receive a first or second COVID-19 vaccine dose today

Health-care worker Thi Nguyen administers Pfizer-BioNtech COVID-19 vaccine to a patient at a COVID-19 clinic in Ottawa on Tuesday, March 30, 2021. (Sean Kilpatrick/THE CANADIAN PRESS) Health-care worker Thi Nguyen administers Pfizer-BioNtech COVID-19 vaccine to a patient at a COVID-19 clinic in Ottawa on Tuesday, March 30, 2021. (Sean Kilpatrick/THE CANADIAN PRESS)
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If you want to celebrate Ottawa entering Step 3 of Ontario's economic reopening plan today with a COVID-19 vaccine dose, you can walk into a city clinic to get a first or second dose.

The city of Ottawa has 2,477 walk-in appointments available Friday at clinics across the city for people who need a first or second dose.

Here are the locations and number of appointments available:

  • Canadian Tire Centre: 94
  • Eva James Community Centre: 383
  • Horticulture Building at Lansdowne Park: 26
  • Nepean Sportsplex – Halls A+B: 182
  • Nepean Sportsplex – Rink: 281
  • Orleans YMCA: 192
  • Ottawa City Hall: 260
  • University of Ottawa Minto Sports Complex: 1,122

Community clinics are open for first and second dose drop-ins between 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. Friday.

In a statement Friday afternoon, the city said all community clinics accept drop-ins for first doses. Second dose drop-ins will be available this weekend at the following locations,

  • Canadian Tire Centre
  • Eva James Community Centre
  • Horticulture Building at Lansdowne
  • Nepean Sportsplex (Halls A and B and Curling Rink)
  • Orleans YMCA
  • Ottawa City Hall
  • University of Ottawa Minto Sports Complex

The city is urging people to move up their September and October vaccine appointments so they can be fully vaccinated.

Residents are able to receive a second dose at least 28 days after receiving an mRNA vaccine (Moderna or Pfizer), and at least eight weeks after receiving AstraZeneca vaccine.

To cancel your September or October appointment and replace it with an earlier one, visit the provincial booking system or use this tool.

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