Adults 18+ eligible for vaccination Tuesday in Windsor-Essex, 16+ essential workers next
As of Tuesday morning, any adult in Windsor-Essex as well as across Ontario will be eligible to book their first COVID-19 vaccination appointment.
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The clinic set up at the WFCU Centre is one of six mass vaccination sites in Windsor-Essex. Some pharmacies and primary care providers are also offering vaccinations.(Katerina Georgieva/CBC)
Windsor-Essex not out of the woods as COVID rates remain high
Dr. Wajid Ahmed said during a live YouTube broadcast on Friday that the numbers aren t where he d expect them to be at this point. He said the public shouldn t let their guards down yet.
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The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit reported 41 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday.(Sanjay Maru/CBC)
Over 200,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in Windsor-Essex
Overall, 55.5 per cent of adults in Windsor-Essex in southwestern Ontario have been given one dose or more since the vaccine rollout began in December.
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More than 55 per cent of adults in Windsor-Essex have gotten at least one COVID-19 shot, according to the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit.(Katerina Georgieva/CBC)
WINDSOR, ONT. A COVID-19 outbreak has been declared on the Medicine Unit at the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance. Chatham-Kent Public Health reported as of Tuesday, two patients on the unit at the Chatham site have received a positive test result for COVID-19. Under provincial direction, an outbreak is declared as soon as two or more staff and/or patients test positive for COVID-19 within a 14-day period in a specified area. CK Public Health said they are working closely with CKHA to manage the outbreak on the Medicine Unit. An outbreak may be declared “over” once CKHA reaches 14 days from the last case of transmission or from the day the outbreak was declared.
Windsor-Essex residents who are 30 and older, as well as the remaining group of essential workers, are eligible to book COVID-19 vaccine appointments, public health has announced.