There are currently two dozen COVID-19 outbreaks reported at long-term care homes across Nova Scotia, and some health-care officials are concerned about a lack of COVID protocols.
Posted: Jan 08, 2021 4:07 PM AT | Last Updated: January 11
On Monday, the first clinics outside of Halifax will administer the vaccine at the Cape Breton Regional Hospital. The first long-term care residents will also be vaccinated that day.(Nova Scotia)
The province will begin to vaccinate long-term care residents for COVID-19 on Monday.
In Friday s news conference, Dr. Robert Strang, the province s chief medical officer of health, said residents of Northwood s Halifax and Bedford locations will be immunized next week.
Strang said the time frame for beginning long-term care immunization has been sped up after working closely with Northwood. Everybody is understanding the urgency of this, Strang said at the news conference. So it s good news.