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Another vaccine clinic in Petrolia Friday

May 13, 2021

The Greenwood Recreation Centre is going to be home to another vaccine clinic Friday

The Central Lambton Family Health team has received 320 Moderna vaccines from Lambton Public Health to give to their patients.

Anyone who is over 18 with underlying health conditions or those over 40 and are patients of one of the CLFHT doctors is eligible.

“The turn-around time from notice to administration of these vaccines is tight but we are hoping uptake will be good of the Moderna vaccine,” says Executive Director Sarah “Milner. We are excited to be furthering vaccination rates of our primary care patients and our community.”

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