Starting 8 a.m. Thursday, eligible child-care workers will be able to book a COVID-19 vaccine appointment in the London, Ont., region.
The Middlesex-London Health Unit announced Wednesday that it is expanding vaccine eligibility at the direction of the province and following the latest weekly update from the regional vaccine prioritization committee.
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More specifically, eligible child-care workers include:
- licensees, employees, and students on an educational placement age 18 and older who interact directly with children in licensed child care centres and in authorized recreation and skill-building programs
- licensed home child care and in-home service providers, employees of a home child care agency and students on an educational placement age 18 and older who interact directly with children in a licensed home child care setting
Appointments can be booked starting at 8 a.m. Thursday, April 29.
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The health unit says eligible workers will need a username and password from their employer.
Operators can pre-register under the category “essential workers who cannot work from home,” the health unit says.
The health unit adds that eligibility will expand to those in unlicensed child-care settings “once this direction has been provided by the provincial government.”
Appointments can be booked any time online, with new appointments opening up daily at 8 a.m., or over the phone at 226-289-3560 from 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. daily.
