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More COVID-19 vaccination clinics are opening in our region.

This comes as the province announced Thursday it is accelerating second COVID-19 vaccine doses for more residents next week.

READ MORE: Hamilton added as Delta variant hotspot as province opens up 2nd dose eligibility

Niagara Region

Niagara Region has added vaccination clinic dates for the first week of July in Pelham at the Meridian Community Centre.

The clinic is open for anyone 12 and older in the day of the appointment who needs a first vaccine dose or those eligible for a second vaccine dose.

Appointments can also be made through the provincial booking portal or by calling the booking system at 1-833-943-3900.

Hamilton 

The City of Hamilton is holding a new mobile pop-up vaccination clinic this weekend.

The clinic will be outside Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School on Main St. E, near Parkdale Ave. N. on June 19 and June 20.

Individuals 12 and older who are eligible to get their first or second shot can book an appointment by calling 905-974-9848 option 7.

Halton Region

Halton Region is booking appointments for a weekend pop-up clinic at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Secondary School in Oakville.

The clinic will run June 19 and 20 from 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. and will administer first doses of the Pfizer vaccine to residents 12 and older.

It’s also opening its eighth community clinic at the YMCA of Oakville on Rebecca St.

“These additional clinics are providing more options for residents to get their COVID-19 vaccine,” said Dr. Hamidah Meghani, Halton Region Medical Officer of Health.

“It is essential for everyone to get their first and second doses as soon as they can to gain protection from COVID-19 and variants of concern. The more residents that get vaccinated the closer we get to achieving community protection and getting back to normal.”

Halton residents can book their appointments online.