City of Mississauga Update on COVID-19 – May 12, 2021
In Mississauga, Ont., Mayor Bonnie Crombie provides an update on the city’s response to the COVID-19 (coronavirus disease) pandemic. She is joined by Dr. Lawrence Loh, Peel Region’s medical officer of health, Deryn Rizzi, Mississauga’s fire chief and director of emergency management, and Dr. Peter Jüni, scientific director of the Ontario COVID-19 Science Advisory Table. (no interpretation)
TORONTO Ontario s stay-at-home order is expected to be extended until at least June in an effort to further drive down the third COVID-19 pandemic wave. However, municipal officials, business owners, and residents have been increasingly demanding transparency and clarity for which benchmarks will lead to a reopening. But there are more factors that need to be considered, including the percentage of the population vaccinated, the impact on our health-care system and how much the virus is spreading.
Speaking with CTV’s Power Play on Monday, Mississauga Mayor Bonnie Crombie said the public needs to know what thresholds must be met before the stay-at-home order is lifted.
Halton Region to open vaccine appointments for adults 16+ as of May 19
by Lucas Casaletto
Last Updated May 6, 2021 at 5:00 pm EDT
A woman receives the COVID-19 vaccine. (Photo by Abdurrahman Antakyali/Depo Photos/ABACAPRESS.COM)
Halton Region says it plans to make COVID-19 vaccine appointments available for anyone aged 16 and older who cannot work from home as early as next week.
As well, the public health unit says it expects to make vaccine appointments available to anyone 16 years of age and older, regardless of postal code, as of Wednesday, May 19. This will be dependent entirely on vaccine supply.
The region has been accepting appointments for those 40 and up as well as 50 and up who cannot work from home.
Peel Region Expands Vaccine Eligibility to Everyone 18+
In Mississauga, Ont., Mayor Bonnie Crombie provides an update on the city’s response to the COVID-19 (coronavirus disease) pandemic. She announces that as of 8 a.m. on May 6, all Peel Region residents aged 18 and over will be eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccinations.
Also taking part in the news conference are Dr. Lawrence Loh, Peel Region’s medical officer of health, and Sam Rogers, Mississauga’s director of enforcement. (May 5, 2021) (no interpretation)
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TORONTO Every person 18 and over in Peel Region will be eligible to book their COVID-19 vaccine starting tomorrow. Mississauga Mayor Bonnie Crombie made the announcement on Wednesday, saying that all residents will be eligible regardless of whether or not they live in a hot spot. I m going to say it again and again and again because it makes me so happy, Crombie said. We will all be eligible for the vaccine as of 8 a.m. tomorrow. To book an appointment residents must visit this website. For people unable to book an appointment online they should call 1-888-999-6488.