These Walmarts In Ontario Will Start Administering COVID-19 Vaccines This Week

But they're not for everyone.
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Starting Friday, Walmarts in Ontario will be able to administer the COVID-19 vaccine.

According to a release issued by Walmart Canada, 11 locations across the province will begin vaccinating residents aged 60-64 years old.

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The participating Walmart locations are as follows: 

  • Scarborough, 1900 Eglinton Ave E.
  • Scarborough – Morningside, 799 Milner Ave.
  • Scarborough Northeast, 5995 Steeles Ave E.
  • Toronto-Stockyards, 2525 St. Clair Ave W.
  • Toronto-Agincourt, 3850 Sheppard Ave E.
  • South Windsor, 3120 Dougall Rd.
  • East Windsor, 7100 Tecumseh Rd E.
  • Leamington, 288 Erie St.
  • Amherstburg, 400 Sandwich St.
  • Kingston, 1130 Midland Ave.

The company says it has increased its refrigeration capacity to prepare for the rollout, and has also "purchased a number of ultra-cold freezers to assist with the storage and handling of some vaccine formulas."

This week, multiple pharmacies across Toronto began administering AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines as part of Ontario's new pilot program aimed at vaccinating residents between the ages of 60 and 64.  

Specifically, Rexall and Costco have both joined the effort — with 39 Rexall locations and 35 Costco locations participating.

  • Abby Neufeld was a writer at Narcity Canada. She received her Bachelor of Arts in English and Professional Communications at the University of Victoria. Her past work has been published in The Toronto Star, Bitch Media, Canadian Dimension, This Magazine, and more. In 2019, Abby co-founded The New Twenties, an environmentally-focused literary and arts magazine.

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