Durham Region Health Department has declared the L1L north Oshawa postal code as a hot spot area.
Starting May 17 at 9 pm, eligible individuals were able to book vaccine appointments for this hot spot area at the Ontario Tech Ice Campus clinic. Appointments are open to individuals who live or work in the L1L area. To book appointments, visit covidvaccine.lh.ca or call 905-721-4828. Identification is required at time of appointment. For information on acceptable identification visit www.durham.ca/covidvaccines.
The Health Department continuously reviews data on Covid transmission and vaccination rates in Durham Region. A recent review found that the L1L north Oshawa neighbourhood has the lowest vaccination rates in Durham Region and a high rate of Covid transmission. By declaring this neighbourhood as a hot spot postal code, the Health Department, working with Lakeridge Health, will provide additional vaccine for the Ontario Tech Ice Campus clinic to ensure adequate supply is available for those who live and work in the L1L area. The Health Department continues to monitor other Durham Region neighbourhoods to determine if other areas of concern are identified.
In addition to the new north Oshawa L1L hot spot postal code area, the Health Department continues to vaccinate residents and workers in the Ajax and Pickering hot spot areas L1S, L1T, L1V, L1X and L1Z, by providing hot spot pop-up clinics and hot spot mobile clinics in these postal code areas. For more information on the Covid-19 vaccine distribution plan in Durham Region, visit www.durham.ca/covidvaccines.