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a NEWS MELANIE HENNESSEY mhennessey@ metroland.com Residents who ob- Ztained their COVID-19 ina different fon Hills | Thursday, July 22, 2021 | +H Snowbird Association president Karen Huestis wrote to Ontario Health Minister Christine Elliott, ‘ging her ministry to al- low residents to update their i izati 8 & province or countr F oculations registered through Halton Public He: ah e local health au- thority recently launched an out-of-province vac- cine reporting tool on its website — some' snowbirds have long eet calling for. Many of these resi- dents received their CO- VID-19 vaccines while down south over the win- ter and have been waiting to have their shots count- ed as part of the overall tally for Halton and Onta- io. Last month, Canadian cords and register CO- VID-19 vaccinations that snowbirds have or will soon be returning to Onta- rio fully vaccinated witha Health Canada-: approved vaccine," she said in her letter. "Allowing these i in- dividuals to register their vaccinations with the province will ensure that your government has more accurate vaccina- tion data which, in turn, will improve your govern- ment's ability to make de- cisions as we progress through the staged re- opening framework." Shortly after this, the provincial government announced that it had up- dated its COVax database to individual health units to create their own process for gathering the information to ultimately be entered in the COVax provincial vac- cine registry. Now, Halton residents can visit halton. ca/CO- ViDvaccines, click 01 port an out-of- province vaccination" and enter the requested information. Those whe received both vs e dost side of Ontario will be able to download a receipt from the Ontario CO- VID-19 portal (covidi9.on- tariohealth.ca) after five business days, if the infor- mation entered is deter- HALTON RECORDING COVID VACCINES RECEIVED OUTSIDE ONTARIO Andrew Mendler/ Metroland Snowbirds have been calling on Halton and the province to recognize their COVID-19 vaccines obtained in the United States or abroad. mined to be valid. Those who received one dose, either the first or second, outside the province will be contacted by phone or email with next steps and informa. tion on how to book addi- tional doses, if required. theifp.ca @ Replacement Windows m Bay & Bow Windows m Storm Doors m Patio Doors ght @ Sealed Glass Units Movers and Shakers Marketplace CARPET, HARDWOOD, RUGS & TILE FE carrer Barve conver ove ‘Floor and Hore The One Store For Your Perfect Floor ‘26 Guelph St., Downtown Georgetown http /earpetonegeorgetown goldbook.ca 905-877-9896 te BSS === Se To advertise in this full colour directory please call Kelli 905-873-7162 or email kkosonic@theifp.ca WINDOWS & SIDING