Shoppers Drug Mart opens 24-hour COVID-19 vaccination sites in Ontario

20 locations in provincial 'hot spots' will provide appointment-based and walk-in vaccinations

TORONTO, April 20, 2021 /CNW/ - Shoppers Drug Mart announced today that 20 stores will provide 24-hour COVID vaccinations, starting as early as April 21. The initial roll-out of stores will primarily focus on hot spots in the Greater Toronto Area, including north Toronto, Peel and Scarborough. Residents aged 40 and older can book appointments online (https://covid-19.shoppersdrugmart.ca) or by phone. These locations will also accept walk-ins wherever possible.

"As Ontario continues to battle the third wave of COVID-19, our stores and pharmacy teams are stepping up to support our patients and communities," said Jeff Leger, President, Shoppers Drug Mart. "With the Ontario government's recent announcement making more Ontarians eligible for vaccines, we believe 24-hour sites, particularly focused on the communities hardest hit in this wave, will help protect more people, quickly."

The following Shoppers Drug Mart locations will operate 24-hours (supply allowing), providing the AstraZeneca COVID vaccine to patients born in 1981 or earlier:

1 KENNEDY ROAD SOUTH	BRAMPTON, ON
1500 WOODBINE AVE	TORONTO, ON
2501 THIRD LINE, BUILDING B	OAKVILLE, ON
5230 DUNDAS ST. W.	ETOBICOKE, ON
1500 AVENUE RD	TORONTO, ON
4000 HWY #7	WOODBRIDGE, ON
2345 YONGE STREET	TORONTO, ON
25 GREAT LAKES DR	BRAMPTON, ON
123 REXDALE BLVD	ETOBICOKE, ON
2470 HURONTARIO STREET	MISSISSAUGA, ON
770 LAWRENCE AVENUE WEST	TORONTO, ON
1235 MCCOWAN ROAD	SCARBOROUGH, ON
10661 CHINGUACOUSY, BLDG. C, FLECTCHERS MEADOW	BRAMPTON, ON
160 MAIN STREET SOUTH	BRAMPTON, ON
49 MOUNTAINASH RD	BRAMPTON, ON
2330 KENNEDY ROAD	SCARBOROUGH, ON
2901 SHEPPARD AVE EAST	SCARBOROUGH, ON
255 MORNINGSIDE AVENUE	SCARBOROUGH, ON
3975 JANE ST	NORTH YORK, ON
34A AVONDALE BLVD	BRAMPTON, ON

About Loblaw Companies Limited:

Loblaw Companies Limited is Canada's food and pharmacy leader, with a network of more than 2,400 corporate, franchised and Associate-owned locations in communities across the country. Loblaw's purpose – Live Life Well® – supports the needs and well-being of Canadians who make one billion visits each year to the company's stores.

Led by Shoppers Drug Mart, the leader in Canada's retail drug store marketplace and the number one provider of pharmacy products and services, Loblaw offers full-service pharmacies and professional care in more than 1,800 locations, including in Shoppers Drug Mart, PharmaPrix, Loblaw pharmacy, DRUGStore Pharmacy and CENTRESante locations.

SOURCE Loblaw Companies Limited

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