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Posted: Jan 21, 2021 7:33 PM AT | Last Updated: January 21 In the past week, almost 150 nurses have reactivated their licences in Nova Scotia to help with COVID-19 vaccination efforts.(Kay Nietfeld/dpa via AP Photo) Vaccinating close to a million people in less than a year is likely going to take more hands to accomplish than Nova Scotia s health-care system currently has on deck. That s why regulatory bodies like the Nova Scotia College of Nursing are offering to relicense former health-care professionals to help with the massive COVID-19 vaccination program. The college put out a call to retired nurses last week to sign up for free temporary licences a program meant primarily to bolster the vaccine workforce and help with other aspects of the COVID-19 response like contact tracing and assessment. ....
HALIFAX A nurse in Cape Breton became the first person in Nova Scotia outside of Halifax to receive a COVID-19 vaccine on Monday morning. The first shot given in the Eastern Zone was administered Monday morning at Cape Breton Regional Hospital. The first vaccination went to Darlene White, a Licensed Practical Nurse in the hospital’s COVID-19 unit. “It is exciting,” said White. “Hopefully we’re going to get back to I guess what we call the new normal. I don’t think we’ll ever be back to what we were in past years, but I think this is the first step.” ....
HALIFAX Nova Scotia has announced five new COVID-19 cases on Monday. Seven previously reported cases are now considered recovered, dropping the active number of cases in the province to 26. Two new cases are in the Central Zone and are related to travel outside of Atlantic Canada. The people are self-isolating, as required. One of the cases is a student at Dalhousie University in Halifax who lives off campus. One new case is in the Western Zone and is related to travel outside of Atlantic Canada. The person is a student at Acadia University in Wolfville. The student lives on campus and has been self-isolating, as required. ....