Continuing Improvements in Key Indicators Allowing Province to Safely Expand Indoor Settings and Capacity Limits TORONTO — With key public health and health care indicators continuing to improve and the provincewide vaccination rate surpassing the targets outlined in the province’s Roadmap to Reopen, in consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of […]
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Accelerated COVID-19 Second Dose Youth Appointments
The province is continuing to accelerate its vaccine rollout by expanding eligibility for second doses ahead of schedule. As of 8 a.m. Saturday, July 3, Windsor and Essex County youth 12 to 17 years of age and older will be eligible to book their second dose Pfizer BioNTech vaccine at […]
Youth Aged 12-17 Across Ontario Eligible for Accelerated Second Dose
More Than Five Million Ontarians Now Fully Vaccinated Against COVID-19 TORONTO — As the province moves to Step Two of its Roadmap to Reopen, Ontario is accelerating second dose eligibility to all children and youth aged 12 to 17 to provide them with a strong level of protection against COVID-19, including […]
Accelerated COVID-19 Second Dose Appointments
The province is continuing to accelerate its vaccine rollout by expanding eligibility for second doses ahead of schedule. Locally, individuals 18+ who received a first dose of an mRNA vaccine (Pfizer or Moderna) on or before June 2, 2021, are now eligible to book their second dose appointment at a […]
Ontario Moving to Step Two of Roadmap to Reopen on June 30
Continuing Improvements in Key Indicators Allowing Province to Ease Additional Public Health Measures TORONTO — With key public health and health care indicators continuing to improve, the provincewide vaccination rate now surpassing the targets outlined in the province’s Roadmap to Reopen, and on the recommendation of the the Chief Medical […]
Stage 1 of Ontario’s Reopening Plan and COVID-19 Vaccines
We are now in Stage 1 of the Provinces re-opening plan thanks to the dedicated and hard work of everyone involved in the vaccine roll-out. I’m here with another update as part of my ongoing commitment to you to help keep you aware of how to access vaccination. We at […]
Accelerated Second Dose Eligibility Continues Ahead of Schedule
Over 75 per cent of Ontario Adults Have Received A First Dose of a COVID-19 Vaccine and more than 19 per cent are Fully Vaccinated TORONTO — With a majority of Ontario adults having received a first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and over three million doses of the Moderna […]
WECHU Issues Statement Regarding Mixing and Matching Vaccines
Gary McNamara, Board Chair for the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (WECHU) issued the following statement on Wednesday, June 16, 2021: “The Board of the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit fully supports federal, provincial and local public health unit recommendations regarding the mixing and matching of COVID-19 vaccines. “Mixing and matching of […]
Kingsville Pop-Up Vaccination Clinic Offers Moderna June 16
A vaccination clinic offering first and second doses of the Moderna vaccine is schedule for June 16th in Kingsville. The clinic is a partnership between the Leamington and Area Family Health Team, Essex-Windsor EMS and Erie Shores HealthCare. Anyone who falls into the following categories is welcome to attend: – […]
Ontario Moving to Step One of Roadmap to Reopen June 11
Improvements in Key Indicators Allowing Province to Begin the Safe and Gradual Lifting of Public Health Measures TORONTO — Based on the provincewide vaccination rate and continuing improvements in key public health and health system indicators, the Ontario government, in consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health, will move […]