Fort Frances, ON, Canada / 93.1 The Border
Feb 3, 2021 7:14 AM
Delsie Cumming was among the first residents at Rainycrest Long Term care to receive the first dose of Moderna vaccine, Jan. 27, 2021. Photo courtesy Riverside Health Care Facilities.
The Northwestern Health Unit is on track to vaccinate all long-term care residents against COVID-19 by February 10.
Medical Officer of Health Dr. Kit Young Hoon says 100 per cent of doses received have gone to long-term care homes across the region.
“This is over 300 shots, and currently, 68 per cent of long-term care home residents have now received the first dose of their COVID-19 vaccine,” says Dr. Young Hoon.
Fort Frances, ON, Canada / 93.1 The Border
Jan 28, 2021 9:02 AM
Delsie Cumming was among the first residents at Rainycrest Long Term care to receive the first dose of Moderna vaccine, Jan. 27, 2021. Photo courtesy Riverside Health Care Facilities.
COVID-19 vaccine is now in the arms of several long-term care residents across the Rainy River District.
They are the first in the Rainy River District to be vaccinated.
The vaccinations began Wednesday at Rainycrest Long Term Care in Fort Frances.
88-year-old Noreen Robertson was the first in the home’s West Wing to receive the Moderna vaccine. 94-year-old Delsie Cumming was the first in the East Wing to get the vaccine.