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Regina’s drive-through COVID-19 vaccination clinic is set to drop its age of eligibility.
Starting Sunday at 8:30 a.m., the site at Evraz Place will accept anyone between the ages of 51 and 54.
The clinic opened Friday to those aged 53 and 54 only before announcing Saturday that 52-year-olds could attend.
The drive-through will be open Sunday from 8:30 a.m. to 11 p.m., and will be on a first-come, first-served basis. The wait time for the clinic can be found here.
“Due to an increase in COVID-19 variants of concern in Regina and area, residents are urged to seek vaccination as soon as they become eligible in order to protect themselves and those around them,” the Saskatchewan Health Authority said in a statement.
The provincial booking system is still accepting appointments for people 55 and older.
On Friday, the Saskatchewan government changed the vaccine available at the Regina drive-through from AstraZeneca to Pfizer.
Because the National Advisory Committee on Immunization has recommended the AstraZeneca vaccine not be given to those 55 and under due to concerns over blood clots, the government opted to switch to Pfizer at the drive-through to get more people immunized.
That resulted in long lineups Friday, when people in an age group that hadn’t had a chance to be vaccinated made their way to Evraz Place.
Editor’s note: A previous version of this story made an error on the National Advisory Committee on Immunization’s age recommendation for the AstraZeneca vaccine. The error has been corrected.