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Older Australians face a really tough decision about whether to get the AstraZeneca vaccine, with one expert saying it is a trade-off between individual and community benefits. The AstraZeneca vaccine is being rolled out to Australia s over 50s community, with experts saying the risk of getting COVID-19 outweighed the risk of rare but possibly deadly blood clots. However, many in the community are concerned about getting blood clots after 18 cases of thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome (TTS) linked to the AstraZeneca vaccine were discovered in Australia. One person has died so far, with 1.8 million doses administered. Experts are still recommending over 50s get the jab because the risk of serious complications from AstraZeneca is infinitesimally small for this age group, Dr Ian Gemmell, the West Australian-born medical director of a large vaccination centre in Salisbury in the UK told the ....
Brighton, Ontario, Canada / Brighton Today.ca Feb 4, 2021 3:37 PM Yesterday (Feb 3), during the weekly virtual media conference, Dr. Ian Gemmell, our Local Acting Medical Officer of Health, reiterated the stay-at-home order, spoke to the revised vaccination plan and the outbreaks in the HKPR District Health Unit Region. In the conference, it was reported that there have been 144 COVID-19 cases in the last 2 weeks, with about half of those associated in outbreaks. Two of the major outbreaks are at Hope Street Terrace in Port Hope & Caressant Care McLaughlin Long-Term Care Home in Lindsay. Dr. Gemmell adds that there is a change in numbers this year when it comes to the flu probably because of the stay at home order and the restrictions that are in place – adding that they are working for keeping influenza infections down. ....
If all goes as planned, the vaccination should be made available in Northumberland the first week of February. Gemmell ends by saying that we need to remain patient as the vaccine roll-out continues and stressed that we need to follow the province-wide stay at home order that came into effect as of 12:01 a.m. on Jan. 14 and only go out for essential items, purposes or exercise. ....