THUNDER BAY – The appetite for COVID-19 vaccinations are on the wane.
The Thunder Bay District Health Unit on Tuesday announced just 857 shots were administered for the week ending on March 5, the lowest number since they began releasing weekly vaccination numbers last April.
Just 81 were first shots.
Another 246 were second doses and there were 327 third doses given out.
There have been a total of 339,438 doses administered in the District of Thunder Bay. A total of 89.6 per cent of the population 12 and older has received at least one dose and 85.3 per cent has received two shots.
Just under 55 per cent of the 12-and-older population has been triple vaccinated, a total of 77,729 of the 143,518 residents in the age category.
About 64 per cent in the five- to 11-year-old category have received a first dose, while 37.6 per cent have received two doses.
On March 1, Premier Doug Ford eliminated vaccination passport requirements in Ontario, reducing the incentive for many to seek out COVID-19 vaccinations.
Dr. Janet DeMille, medical officer of health at the Thunder Bay District Health Unit, says she still plans to continue the vaccination clinics at the Canadian Lakehead Exhibition’s Coliseum building, though she said staffing levels won’t be the same as they were during peak vaccination periods.
Vaccines are available on a walk-in basis on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Appointments are also available at select pharmacies.
