"These neighbourhood clinics play an important role in our strategy to immunize as many people as quickly as possible. It will protect our health system, keep your business open and help us get to community immunity." — Victoria Lee, the president and CEO of Fraser Health
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Health officials plan to hand out wristbands to Surrey residents who line up for special clinics this week in a bid to smooth a COVID-19 vaccine rollout in that city recently marred by frustrating, and in some cases fruitless, lineups.
An extra 4,000 doses of Pfizer or Moderna vaccine are lined up for residents 18 and older at the quartet of special clinics. The clinics are meant to compliment the ongoing appointment-based effort in Surrey and around the province, according to the provincial health ministry.
The first 1,000 bona fide Surrey residents, whose residency in the city will be confirmed by staff, to appear at each of the four clinics will receive a wristband and a same-day appointment, according to the ministry.
Adrian Dix, the health minister, said the immunization effort in Surrey is expanding rapidly.
“We’re making great progress, and we need to keep going. These new clinics will help us reach more people in Surrey and help them get immunized in a way that works for them,” Dix said in a news release.
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The clinics are being held in partnership with the City of Surrey and Fraser Health. Victoria Lee, the president and CEO of the health authority, thanked the city and community leaders for trying to reach out to diverse populations.
“These neighbourhood clinics play an important role in our strategy to immunize as many people as quickly as possible. It will protect our health system, keep your business open and help us get to community immunity,” Lee said in a news release.
Thousands of people turned up to pop-up clinics in Surrey last month, where many failed to receive shots because supplies did not match demand. There were reports of angry confrontations between staff at those clinics and those who had waited for naught.
Dix later acknowledged those pop-up clinics were not successful and said they “undermined confidence in the process.”
The upcoming clinics, all of which open at 8 a.m. and close at 7 p.m., include:
• Monday, May 17, Bear Creek Park
• Tuesday, May 18, Bear Creek Park
• Saturday, May 22, Surrey Sport and Leisure
• Sunday, May 23, Surrey Sport and Leisure
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