TORONTO Nearly a year after the first infection was found in the province, Ontario reached a significant milestone in the fight against COVID-19 on Dec. 14, 2020. On that date, the first dose of a vaccine against the novel coronavirus was administered in the province. Personal support worker Anita Qudangen’s shot was followed by applause as she sat in a chair inside a downtown Toronto hospital. Since then, amid substantial supply issues, more than 250,000 people in Ontario have been fully vaccinated against the disease. Now, as more doses become available and more needles go into arms across the province, many questions remain.
Officials in Montgomery County, Maryland, provided an update on their COVID-19 vaccination efforts, including a general timeline for moving into the next phases of the rollout and where things stand with an effort to finish vaccinating hundreds of teachers before a phased return to classrooms next week.
Next phase is in sight
County-run clinics are still focused on giving shots to residents age 75 and older under Phase 1b of the vaccine rollout plan but the next phase is in sight, officials told council members during a meeting Tuesday morning.
As it stands now, about 60% of the county’s residents who are 75 and over have been vaccinated.
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February 22, 2021
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Dozens of students and parents endured freezing temperatures Saturday to protest against a phased plan to in-person learning in Montgomery County.
Bundled up in parkas, wool caps and behind face masks, the crowd stood on Md. 355, in front of the county’s Board of Education headquarters, holding colorful handwritten signs that could be seen by passing cars. [WTOP]
Peel is preparing for a sped up vaccination rollout with two mass vaccination clinics set to open up in the region once the vaccine supply is available.
Dr. Eileen de Villa says the numbers show "the power of vaccines" but she says it's not time yet to ease up on visiting restrictions in long-term care homes.