February 23, 2021
Chatham-Kent’s new mass COVID vaccination clinic at the Bradley Convention Centre will be up and running today.
The municipality received its third shipment of vaccine yesterday and has started the process of giving residents in long term care and high-risk retirement homes their second dose.
With another shipment arriving today, Clinic Site Lead Willie Kirenko says the vaccination teams have a heavy few days ahead.
“Phase 1A includes residents of long term care homes and high-risk retirement homes, among a few others. Mobile teams of EMS and public health have been going out to get those people vaccinated where they live,” Kirenko says. “At the same time though, long term care home staff and essential caregivers are also in Phase 1A, they’re the highest priority. We feel it’s best to get them vaccinated here at this site.”