Barrie Mayor Jeff Lehman received the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine at a local pharmacy as some pharmacies in the region continue to offer coronavirus immunizations to people who are age 40-plus.
Lehman was inoculated at PureHealth Pharmacy in Barrie, one of 14 pharmacies offering AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccinations in the city.
Read more: Ontario, Alberta to lower minimum age for AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine from 55 to 40
“AZ is safe and the process was easy and comfortable,” Lehman said in a tweet Monday evening.
Got my AstraZeneca shot today at PureHealth pharmacy at PureHealth pharmacy @teamrvh . AZ is safe and the process was easy and comfortable.
Shot song: I Want to Break Free, Queen. Not gonna lie, I played it loud. pic.twitter.com/d8g4316fYs
— Jeff Lehman (@Mayor_Jeff) April 20, 2021
On Tuesday, pharmacies in Ontario started immunizing people aged 40-plus. Previously, pharmacies across the province were only immunizing people aged 55-plus with the AstraZeneca vaccine.
Currently, there are 14 pharmacies in Barrie that offering the AstraZeneca vaccine to those aged 40-plus. This includes:
- Costco Pharmacy at 41 Maple View Dr. E.
- Drugstore Pharmacy at 620 Yonge St.
- Loblaw Pharmacy at 472 Bayfield St.
- Prohealth Pharmacy at 480 Mapleton Ave., Unit 5
- PureHealth Pharmacy at 201 Georgian Dr.
- Rexall at 353 Duckworth St.
- Rexall at 320 Bayfield St.
- Rexall Pharma Plus at 567 Essa Rd.
- Shoppers Drug Mart at 509 Bayfield St., Unit C2
- Shoppers Drug Mart at 524 Bayfield St. N.
- Shoppers Drug Mart at 420 Essa Rd.
- Shoppers Drug Mart at 165 Wellington St. W.
- Springwater Pharmacy at 1017 Carson Rd.
- Walmart Pharmacy at 450 Bayfield St.
