THUNDER BAY -- Monday marks the arrival of walk-in clinics at the Thunder Bay District Health Unit's vaccination sites at the Canadian Lakehead Exhibition Grounds.
Under guidance from the province, anyone 12 and older will be able to receive a first or second dose of a COVID-19 vaccine without a pre-booked appointment.
To accommodate the added numbers, additional walk-in spots are being put in place and the health unit will use space at both the Coliseum and Heritage buildings.
Slots will be available six days a week during the morning, afternoon and early evening. Anyone seeking a walk-in appointment are invited to visit the clinic during specified hours, but depending on how many people show up, they might have to wait in a line until they are admitted into the clinic. Health unit officials warn because of the potential wait, walk-ins might not be the best option for everyone.
Those with pre-booked appointments will be seen at the time specified when the appointment was booked. The number of walk in appointments available daily will be based on vaccine supply and the number of pre-booked appointments.
Individuals with pre-booked appointments will continue to be seen at their scheduled time.
A daily back-up list will continue to collect names for those seeking appointments at both the health unit and Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre's clinics, at the CLE and Lakehead's Bora Laskin building, respectively.
