Windsor nurse wants province to look closer to home when bringing health-care professionals to Ontario
A Windsor nurse says she wants to do more to help fight COVID-19 in hot spot areas and that the provincial government could look closer to home when it comes to filling health-care positions in the province.
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Celeste Pane is a registered nurse with 30 years of experience.(Jacob Barker/CBC)
Region lowers vaccine eligibility to to those 45 and older in hot spots
Posted on April 30, 2021 by oshawaexpress in COVID-19, NEWS, REGION
Durham residents aged 45 and older in hot spot areas are now eligible to book an appointment to receive their COVID-19 vaccine.
The province announced they are expanding bookings for vaccine appointments to individuals 45 and older in designated hot spot communities in 13 public health units, including Durham Region Public Health.
Appointments can be booked at designated community mass immunization clinics in hot spot postal code areas.
Further, the province announced child care workers and licensed child care settings are eligible to book their vaccination appointments as well. According to the region, child care workers will require a letter from their employer confirming eligibility.
TORONTO, Ont. - The age threshold for individuals eligible to book a COVID-19 vaccine through the province’s online booking portal will be lowered to 55, while the provincial government anticipates all adults over the age of 18 can start booking appointments by the end of next month.
Those aged 55 and over can book an appointment starting Friday at 8 a.m. through the province s online booking system. This is exciting news, said Minister of Health Christine Elliott. The way out of the pandemic is vaccines and the light at the end of the tunnel grows brighter every day. However, until the majority of Canadians receive both doses of the vaccine we must continue to follow all public health measures.
WINDSOR, ONT. Windsor-Essex residents age 40 and older in designated hot spot postal codes are now eligible to book a COVID-19 vaccination. The Ontario government is expanding booking for vaccination appointments to individuals 45 and over in 114 designated high-risk neighbourhoods in 13 public health units, as identified by postal code. Windsor-Essex is able to reduce the age further to age 40 for those areas. As of 8 a.m. Tuesday, all individuals who are 40 and over in 2021, living in postal codes N8H, N8X, N8Y, N9A, N9B, N9C and N9Y, will be eligible to book an appointment at a mass immunization clinic.
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