Moderna vaccine administered to long-term care residents in Rainy River district
MPP Greg Rickford also announced additional funding to area long-term care homes.
Jan 27, 2021 2:40 PM
By: TbNewsWatch.com Staff
88-year-old Noreen Robertson received the first Moderna vaccine in a Rainy River District long-term care home on Jan. 27, 2021 (Riverside Health Care)
FORT FRANCES, Ont. — The first Moderna vaccines for COVID-19 were administered Wednesday to long-term care home residents in the District of Rainy River.
Among the recipients were 88-year-old Noreen Robertson and 94-year-old Delsie Cumming, who both live in the Rainycrest Long-Term Care home in Fort Frances.
As part of Phase One of Ontario's three-phase vaccination program, Riverside's LTC residents who have completed consent forms began receiving their shots Wednesday morning.