Those vaccinated make up nearly 23 per cent of the region’s population.
“It’s a pretty big achievement,” said Medical Officer of Health Dr. Wajid Ahmed. “You cannot imagine how much work went in behind the scenes.”
Since those ages 16 and younger are not currently eligible for any COVID-19 vaccine, only about 320,000 people in Windsor-Essex can receive the jab, he said. That means nearly one in three eligible residents has been fully or partially inoculated.
“It really is a testament to the commitment of our partners,” said health unit CEO Theresa Marentette. “The municipalities,… Erie Shores HealthCare, Windsor Regional Hospital, they have been giving out vaccines for quite some time now. EMS (the ambulance service) has been helping as well. A lot of work has gone into achieving this and using all of our vaccines.”
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“I haven’t had an opportunity to sit down with Theresa (Marentette, health unit CEO,)” he said. “I’m going to have that conversation with Theresa tomorrow and work with my board to find the solution that’s best for us.” Gary McNamara, warden of Essex County and chair of the board of health, says citizens of Essex County have to buckle down and take COVID-19 restrictions seriously, even as vaccines are now being administered. Photo by Nick Brancaccio /Windsor Star
The leave comes at the most critical stage of the pandemic, less than two weeks before this region is scheduled to start receiving 2,800 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccine a day and will have to be ready to launch mass vaccination.