COVID-19.According to the health unit, as of March 10, some 95 per cent of the region’s long-term care residents had received a first dose of the vaccine, while 89 per cent had received their second.The health unit said various issues may have led to less of a second dose uptake, like illness or hospitalization in between doses.
Long-term care workers receive southeastern Ontario’s first COVID-19 vaccines “This day has been long-awaited, and we are all proud to have helped to protect KFL&A’s most vulnerable adults from COVID-19,” said Dr.
Kieran Moore, medical officer of health for the region.Since January, over 22,500 doses of Moderna and Pfizer-BIONTech have been administered through local vaccination strategies.