January 21: Kawartha health unit 'ready to go' when region receives COVID-19 vaccine
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- kawarthaNOW.com, 21 Jan 2021
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- Abrahamse, Hannah, Reporter
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- The Haliburton, Kawartha Pine Ridge District (HKPR) Health Unit completed a COVID-19 vaccine program and planned to submit it to Ontario’s health ministry later this week (January 18 - 22, 2021).
According to Dr. Gemmill, the program was based on the health unit’s past immunization plan. However, they spent the last few weeks reviewing and revising it to be more specific to COVID-19.
The program included a plan for vaccine distribution to long-term care homes and high-risk retirement homes — the health unit’s priority when they received the vaccine supply expected in early February. Healthcare workers would also be offered the vaccine as it became available.
“The next in line after long-term care homes, healthcare workers, and home-care patients would be other essential workers,” explained Dr. Gemmill. “People who work to keep our society going during this pandemic.” The health unit would then distribute the vaccine to at-risk older adults, followed by all older adults, followed by the general population. - Publisher
- Jeannine Taylor
- Place of Publication
- Peterborough, ON
- Date of Original
- 21 Jan 2021
- Date Of Event
- 21 Jan 2021
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- Gemmill, Ian, Dr.
- Language of Item
- English
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