York University is offering more on-campus vaccination clinics for COVID-19 and introducing flu shots to keep the community safe as the pandemic continues and respiratory season heats up.
COVID vaccines, including Pfizer monovalent and bivalent and Pediatric Pfizer (5-11 years old) are available by walk-in or by appointment at GO Vaxx clinics on Keele Campus taking place at the Lorna R. Marsden Honour Court on Nov. 10, Nov. 30 and Dec. 1 from noon to 5 p.m.
Those shots plus Moderna monovalent and bivalent and the flu vaccine are available by walk-in only at Central Square, East Bear Pit on Nov. 16 from 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
An additional walk-in clinic at Glendon’s Centre of Excellence on Nov. 22 from 10:30 to 5:30 p.m. will offer COVID-19 Pfizer monovalent and bivalent, Moderna monovalent and bivalent, Pediatric Pfizer (5-11 years old) and the flu vaccine.
Free test kits available
York is also encouraging community members to pick up free rapid antigen testing packages at a number of test pop-up clinics on campus.
The test packages can be claimed individually or in bulk, as York has a surplus of packages.
A pop-up test clinic will be held at Vari Hall, Rotunda, first floor and on the first floor of Central Square from Monday, Nov. 7 to Thursday, Nov. 10 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. For other test pickup locations, please refer to: Rapid Testing | Better Together (yorku.ca).
To place a bulk order of 10 tests or more for a group of community members, please fill out this form and a member of the testing team will connect with you to facilitate your order.
Any area interested in becoming a test distribution partner, can contact YORK-YUTestingClinic@yuoffice.yorku.ca.
For more information on how York University is supporting the community, please visit the Better Together website at yorku.ca/bettertogether/