That’s according to Medical Officer of Health Dr. Kit Young Hoon.
Young Hoon says 100 per-cent of doses received have gone 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.”
The health unit received that shipment last week, with vaccinations continuing over the next week to ensure remaining residents receive their first shots.
Young Hoon adds they only have vaccines for LTC residents and residents and staff of Elder Care homes on First Nation communities right now, explaining vaccines come as they are needed but also as they’re available to the province.
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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.
TORONTO Planes filled with precious cargo prepared for takeoff this morning as Operation Remote Immunity, a program aiming at bringing the vaccine to fly-in communities in Ontario, officially took flight. Operation Remote Immunity will deliver the Moderna vaccine to 31 First Nation communities in Northern Ontario, most of which can only be reached by air. Neskantaga First Nation Chief Christopher Moonias was the first to roll up his sleeve and get vaccinated in his community. He shared the experience on Facebook Live to demonstrate his confidence in the vaccine. âThose are the guys that are waiting to be vaccinated,â he said in the video, panning to show people waiting in a spaced out line in the hallway. âWe got about 40 people today coming, 30 tomorrow, and more the day after.â
Public Health Sudbury & Districts is reporting only one new case of COVID-19 in the Greater Sudbury area.
There are now 81 active cases in the agency’s jurisdiction.
Health Sciences North has reduced the number of patients from 19 yesterday to 10.
Of those, nine are confirmed as COVID, one is waiting for test results, and none are in intensive care.
Algoma Public Health is reporting two new cases, one in Elliot Lake, the other in Central Algoma.
The agency says the cause is unknown and both cases are self-isolating.
Considering resolved cases, the agency says there are now 19 active cases in the Algoma District, with one person in hospital.
Posted: Jan 21, 2021 8:45 AM ET | Last Updated: January 21
Eunice Fiddler, 85, was the first resident at the William A. George Extended Care Facility in Sioux Lookout to receive the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine.(Submitted by Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre)
Ontario s plan to vaccinate the populations of its most remote First Nations communities against COVID-19 faces many challenges, but Indigenous leaders say that earning the trust of the people must be a priority.
Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler of Nishnawbe Aski Nation, a political organization that represents 49 of Ontario s 123 First Nations, said that the most obvious hurdle of Operation Remote Immunity is geography, as those remote communities may not have an airstrip and must have their winter roads built in time for the vaccine to be delivered. But he said that even more important than the physical logistics of delivering the vaccine is ensuring that Indigenous