London Drugs rolling out additional AstraZeneca vaccines

London Drugs is opening up online appointment bookings after the province has announced a limited additional supply of the AstraZeneca vaccine.

Starting today (Monday), those aged 55 to 65 can visit the online booking system at LondonDrugs.com/covid19 and follow the prompts to find available appointments.

A total of 2,200 doses will be distributed amongst 20 London Drugs locations in the Lower Mainland before the end of day Monday with additional supply expected in the coming weeks.  

“With the overwhelming demand, we are happy to see the government now accelerating the distribution of the vaccine through our pharmacies,” said Chris Chiew, general manager of Pharmacy at London Drugs.

Patients will now be able to join a waitlist on a first-come-first-serve basis so that when vaccine inventory is depleted, they will be notified when more appointments become available. Patients on the waitlist will also be notified if there are “no shows” to previously booked appointments. Everyone wanting an appointment must go through the same online booking system.

“We are doing everything we can to quickly respond to changing vaccine supply and help the government ensure a widespread, easily accessible and equitable vaccination campaign as we do every year for flu,” said Chiew. “Thank you to our customers and patients for their patience. And to our pharmacy staff for their early efforts in what will be one of the largest public immunizations efforts ever undertaken in the province.”

AstraZeneca Vaccines will be available for eligible British Columbians aged 55-65 at the following locations:

Vancouver

525 West Broadway

710 Granville Street

2091 W 42nd Avenue

3328 Kingsway Avenue

41st & Victoria

North Vancouver

2032 Lonsdale Avenue

Surrey

Guildford Town Centre

Morgan Crossing

Burnaby           

Lougheed Town Centre

Richmond       

London Plaza

Ironwood Plaza

Coquitlam

Coquitlam Centre Mall

Abbotsford

West Oaks Mall

Ladner (Delta)

Trenant Park Mall

Chilliwack

Cottonwood Mall

West Vancouver

875 Park Royal North

Maple Ridge

Valley Fair Mall

Mission

32555 London Avenue

Gibsons

900 Gibsons Way

Squamish