Province’s GO-VAXX bus at Orillia Campus February 8
February 3, 2022 – Orillia, Ont.
On Tuesday, Feb. 8, Lakehead University’s Orillia Campus will be hosting the province’s GO-VAXX bus, providing an opportunity for students, faculty, staff, and the community to get their first, second, or booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
The GO-VAXX bus will be set up in the parking lot at the Orillia Campus at 500 University Ave. from 11 am to 5 pm on Tuesday, Feb. 8.
Book your appointment starting at 8 am on Monday, Feb. 7 by visiting https://covid-19.ontario.ca/book-vaccine/ or by calling the Provincial Vaccine Contact center at 1-833-943-3900. The GO-VAXX bus will also be accepting walk-ins while vaccine supplies last.
What you need to know:
- You’ll be able to obtain your first, second, or booster dose.
- Anyone under 30 will receive Pfizer and those 30 and older will receive Moderna.
- Bring your health card. If you don’t have a health card or your health card is expired, bring another form of government-issued photo identification such as a driver’s license, passport, status card or birth certificate.
- Dress for the weather in case there is a lineup.
- Wear a mask that covers your nose, mouth and chin.
- Don’t visit the GO-VAXX bus if you have symptoms of COVID-19.
- Free parking will be provided.
For a complete list of vaccination clinics within Simcoe Muskoka, visit www.simcoemuskokahealth.org.
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Media: Jaclyn Bucik, Media, Communications & Marketing Associate, at 705-330-4010 ext. 2014 or mediarelations@lakeheadu.ca.
Lakehead University is a fully comprehensive university with approximately 9,700 full-time equivalent students and over 2,000 faculty and staff at two campuses in Orillia and Thunder Bay, Ontario. Lakehead has 10 faculties, including Business Administration, Education, Engineering, Graduate Studies, Health & Behavioural Sciences, Law, Natural Resources Management, the Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Science & Environmental Studies, and Social Sciences & Humanities. Lakehead University’s achievements have been recognized nationally and internationally, including being ranked, once again, among Canada’s Top 10 primarily undergraduate universities in Maclean’s 2021 University Rankings; as well as included in the top half of Times Higher Education's 2022 World Universities Rankings for the third consecutive year, and in the top 100 of 1,115 universities from around the world in THE's 2021 Impact Rankings (which assesses institutions against the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals). Visit www.lakeheadu.ca.