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60+ BOOSTER APPOINTMENTS HERE

One way to book a LOCAL appointment time is to register on a local pharmacy's website. If you need help registering online, call us and we will either help you right away or call you back when we have a minute. 

We are supporting vaccination efforts by hosting a series of Pop-Up Walk-in Clinics here at Askennonia in our Multipurpose Room Thursdays and Fridays from 1-4 pm (next clinics April 28 & 29 and continuing until the end of May).  Arcade & Jory Guardian Pharmacy will be on hand to vaccinate ages 60+ and indigenous people and their non-indigenous household members who are 18+.  (You will need to have had your last booster before Dec 2 and Dec 3 respectively for the first clinic.) If your last booster was after that date, please wait for the appropriate date to come in. Click HERE for a table that determines whether you are eligible (140 days) since your last vaccination date.  If you have had Covid, you may want to check with your doctor or a pharmacist about when to boost. 
If you plan on attending one of our clinics, (or getting your shot at a pharmacy) please have the consent forms filled out before attending to speed up the process. You can download & print the form HERE or pick up a hard copy at our reception prior to the clinic. All pharmacies administering the boosters will need this form completed, so if you have an appointment at another pharmacy, you should take it with you to your appointment.  VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED TO SUPPORT THESE CLINICS. 

If you prefer to have a scheduled appointment, we have booked the Go-Vaxx Bus to come to our parking lot 10 am - 6 pm on Mon May 2 & Thurs May 12, but you can't book those appointments until 4 days prior.  Walk-ins may also be available, depending on registration numbers. 

You can also register on the Ontario portal for mass clinics in Barrie or Orillia.  Click HERE to book at a mass clinic.

Masks are again mandatory at Askennonia unless you are exercising or eating.  We are getting a few people reporting that they tested positive after attending our programs. Covid is here, as it is everywhere. We appreciate your cooperation with our efforts to keep everyone safe and healthy.

You will need a current 2022 membership ($50) and be vaccinated before attending any program. Click HERE to open our 2022 membership form, which you can fill out, print and bring in with your payment ($50 debit, cheque or cash) to register for 2022.  Paper copies will be on hand at the reception desk. (Subsidized memberships are available - please see Judy for more information.) 
Thanks to everyone for making Askennonia such a great place to just be! 

“It might take up to four days (after symptoms begin) for your rapid test to be positive. Probably the most important message is if you start to get symptoms, don’t go anywhere. Self-isolate immediately. Don’t believe a negative rapid test right away.  Test-takers should avoid eating, drinking, smoking, vaping and chewing gum for at least 30 minutes before collecting samples. As well, people should blow their noses before swabbing their nostrils."

The guide goes on to recommend testers swab both inner cheeks and their lower gums — or, alternatively, the back of their throats and tonsils — before using the same swab to collect a sample from their nose as usual.