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Most mass vaccination sites in Windsor-Essex were fully booked into next week Tuesday morning following the expansion of COVID-19 jab eligibility to anyone age 12 and older over the long weekend.
Effective May 23, the local health unit and regions across Ontario opened up vaccine booking to those 12 and up regardless of where they live or if they have a medical condition that makes them more at risk of severe complications with a COVID-19 diagnosis.
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Author of the article: Trevor Wilhelm
Publishing date: May 14, 2021 • 3 hours ago • 7 minute read • Extra sets of eyes guard every movement of Windsor s precious vaccine supplies. Here, pharmacist David Sinewitz transports a shipment of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine doses at the St. Clair College SportsPlex mass vaccination site as a Windsor Police Service officer provides security. The photo was taken this month, but the Windsor Star had to agree not to specify the date. Photo by Dan Janisse /Windsor Star
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COVID-19 vaccines are in demand and hard to get.
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The announcement that Pfizer will ship vaccines to Canada from its Michigan plant means Windsor could soon start receiving more doses at a faster rate, according to the CEO of Windsor Regional Hospital.
David Musyj said the first shipment from Kalamazoo, Mich., will arrive in Windsor this week.
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“If we were to have a good sign about future supplies, stability of future supplies and increase of future supplies, it’s the fact Pfizer is now shipping from Kalamazoo to us,” he said. “It provides comfort for us.”