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Nova Scotia Health Outreach Vaccine Clinics heading to Amherst, Truro and Springhill 

September 17, 2021

 

Nova Scotia Health's Outreach Vaccine Clinics will be heading to Amherst, Truro and Springhill to help support vaccine availability for residents and nearby community members.

 

The clinics will be providing the Pfizer vaccine to anyone age 12+ for their first or second dose* at the following locations, at the following times:

 

Amherst Stadium

185 Church Street, Amherst 

Monday, September 20 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Drop-ins only

 

Truro NSCC (Forrester Hall)

36 Arthur St.

Tuesday, September 21 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. 

Drop-ins only

 

Springhill Fire Hall

5 Main St., Springhill

Wednesday, September 22 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Drop-ins only

 

*To be eligible for a second dose, it must be 28 days or more since the first dose, or 21 days if the first dose was Pfizer.

 

Community members will be asked to provide their health card number and ID at the vaccine clinic.

 

For those with mobility challenges, special needs, and/or have significant anxiety about needles, please notify clinic team members on site. Having this information helps the clinic team better offer support.

All eligible Nova Scotians are encouraged to get vaccinated against COVID-19 as soon as possible. 

 

For a list of other drop-in vaccine clinics available across the province, please visit https://www.nshealth.ca/drop-in-vaccine-clinics.

 

Up-to-date information around COVID-19 cases and resources can be found at www.novascotia.ca/coronavirus