Still need a vaccine? You can drop-in to four locations in the Halifax area this week

Most of the province’s community clinics will remain open until Friday, Aug. 13

 HalifaxToday Staff

NEWS RELEASE
NOVA SCOTIA HEALTH

All of Nova Scotia’s community vaccine clinics are offering drop-in appointments this week to encourage Nova Scotians who are not yet fully vaccinated to get either their first or second dose. Many locations also offer booked appointments. All of the clinics listed below are providing Pfizer vaccine, which is available to anyone 12 years of age or older; the Dartmouth General drive-thru location will also offer Moderna vaccine (18+) as of Aug. 11.

Most of the following community clinics will remain open until Friday, Aug. 13. After that date, these large-scale community vaccine clinics will close, with the exception of the IWK Community Vaccine Clinic (open until Aug. 27), the Truro Community Vaccine Clinic (open until Aug. 14) and the Dartmouth General drive thru vaccine clinic (open until Aug. 21). The St. FX Community clinic in Antigonish closes Aug. 12. Vaccine will continue to be available through local participating pharmacies after community clinics wrap up.

It’s important to remember that it takes a full two weeks for the COVID-19 vaccine to achieve its full effect. As of today (Aug. 10) 67.1 per cent of all Nova Scotians have received two doses of vaccine; 76.7 per cent have received at least one dose. To achieve population immunity by the end of summer, eligible Nova Scotians who are not yet fully vaccinated need to act now.

Anyone who has a second-dose appointment booked after Aug. 13 at any of the community vaccine clinics scheduled to close by that date need to move up their appointment or reschedule into a pharmacy clinic. Any appointments that are not moved up or rescheduled will be canceled by the province.

Timing between doses: Anyone who received Pfizer as their first dose can receive Pfizer or Moderna 21+ days later. Anyone who received Moderna or Astra Zeneca as their first dose can receive either Pfizer or Moderna 28+ days later.

Drop-in locations and hours:

Central Zone

• Dartmouth General Drive-Thru Vaccine Clinic

7 Mount Hope Ave., Dartmouth (behind Dartmouth General Hospital)

Monday to Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (closes end of day Aug. 21)

Drop-ins and booked appointments

• Dartmouth Community Vaccine Clinic

39 Mic Mac Blvd., Dartmouth (next to Chapters)

Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. (closes end of day Aug. 13)

Drop-ins and booked appointments

• Halifax Community Vaccine Clinic (Halifax Multipurpose Centre)

6210 Young St., Halifax (behind the Halifax Forum)

Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. (closes end of day Aug. 13)

Drop-ins and booked appointments

• IWK Community Vaccine Clinic

5980 University Ave., Halifax

Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. (closes end of day Aug. 27)

Drop-ins and booked appointments up to and including Aug. 15

Drop-ins only between Aug. 16 and 27 (pre-booked appointments will be honoured)

Eastern Zone

• Cape Breton University Community Clinic (Canada Games Complex)

1250 Grand Lake Rd., Sydney

Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (closes end of day Aug. 13)

Drop-ins and booked appointments

• St. FX University Community Vaccine Clinic (Mackay Room, Bloomfield Centre, 3rd floor)

5555 Union Place, Antigonish

Monday to Thursday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (closes end of day Aug. 12)

Drop-ins only

Northern Zone

• Amherst Community Vaccine Clinic (Amherst Centre Mall)

Unit 205, 142 Albion St., Amherst

Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (closes end of day Aug. 13)

Drop-ins and booked appointments

• Truro Drive-thru Vaccine Clinic (Rath Eastlink Community Centre)

625 Abenaki Rd., Truro

Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. (closes end of day Aug. 13)

Drop-ins only

• Truro Community Vaccine Clinic (McCarthy Hall, NSCC)

36 Arthur St., Truro

Monday to Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (closes end of day Aug. 14)

Drop-ins and booked appointments

Western Zone

• New Minas Community Clinic (New Minas Baptist Church)

9453 Commercial St., New Minas

Monday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. (closes end of day Aug. 13)

Drop ins and booked appointments

• Bridgewater Community Clinic (NSCC Lunenburg Campus)

75 High St., Bridgewater

Monday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. (closes end of day Aug. 13)

Drop-ins only

• Yarmouth Community Clinic (NSCC Burridge Campus)

371 Pleasant St., Yarmouth

Monday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. (closes end of day Aug. 13)

Drop-ins only

• Wolfville Drive-thru Vaccine Clinic (Acadia Festival Theatre parking lot)

504 Main St., Wolfville

Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (closes end of day Aug. 13)

Drop-ins and booked appointments

Community members will be asked to provide their health card number and ID at the vaccine clinic.

Anyone with mobility challenges, special needs, and/or those who have significant anxiety about needles, please notify clinic team members on site and/or specify at time of booking, if booking in advance. Having this information ahead of time helps the clinic team better prepare to offer support. These sites are wheelchair accessible.

For those who do not speak or understand English, free interpretation services are available at all community vaccine clinics and drive thru locations through a phone-based interpretation service; this service provides immediate access to interpretation in more than 240 languages.

If you’d prefer to book a vaccine appointment in advance at a community clinic or reschedule a second dose appointment, please visit https://novascotia.flow.canimmunize.ca/en/9874123-19-7418965

To book an appointment at a drive-thru clinic, please visit https://novascotia.flow.canimmunize.ca/en/8675309

You can also book an appointment by calling 1-833-797-7772.