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Residents at all 32 LTC Homes in Niagara Vaccinated

Friday, 22 January 2021 11:48

By Linda Morgan

It only took 9 days for the team at Niagara Public Health to vaccinate all of the residents at Niagara-area long-term care homes.

In a post on his Twitter page, Niagara's Acting Medical Officer of Health Dr. Mustafa Hirji commended the team at Niagara Public Health for this accomplishment. 

"Despite not a hotspot, a 3 week later start, & loss of Moderna, we still did it."

Ontario Premier Doug Ford had issued a challenge to four COVID-19 hotspots in the province to administer doses to residents at all long-term care homes by January 21st. 

Hirji says that the next doses to arrive in the region will be given to residents at high-risk retirement homes, and then the staff members at these homes. 

He also made a call to the province, urging for more shots to be delivered to the region. 

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