The Middlesex-London Health Unit (MLHU) has "more than doubled vaccine capacity in the immediate future" - but they still haven't been able to meet the demand.
Bookings for booster doses of the COVID-19 vaccine for those aged 18 and up opened up on Monday morning, leading to appointments being difficult to come by in the region.
"We will continue to add more appointments daily, and I encourage everyone to return to the website," said Acting Medical Officer of Health Dr. Alex Summers. "We recognize this is a frustration to folks, however I would emphasize that every dose matters."
During a media briefing Monday afternoon, Summers said more than 6,000 appointments at various vaccination clinics had been added this week.
"I do not anticipate a significant number of appointments to be available for the next 7-10 days," Summers said. "There will be small numbers of appointments that become available because we are shifting appointments from children to adults as those appointments become available."
At Southwestern Public Health, the health unit for Oxford and Elgin counties, all appointments have been filled until January 17.
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"Any combination will do," Summers added when talking about the potential of getting Pfizer or Moderna boosters.
Meantime, Ontario's GoVax bus will not be coming to London this week, Summers said.
Summers also encouraged people in the community to visit pop-up clinics if they can't get an appointment elsewhere. A schedule can be found by clicking here.
On Monday, the MLHU reported 352 cases that were confirmed over the weekend.
