COVID-19 vaccines just one day after it was announced that a variant of the virus was discovered in a Barrie, Ont., long-term care home.The nursing home Roberta Place is the site of a severe outbreak that’s seen 122 residents, 72 staff members and two essential visitors test positive for the virus as of Thursday afternoon.
Nineteen people have died. Lab testing identifies COVID-19 variant as part of deadly Barrie, Ont., nursing home outbreak Dr.
Colin Lee, the local health unit’s associate medical health officer, said 21 Roberta Place residents were immunized against COVID-19 on Saturday but that the ability to bring the vaccine into the home came a “little bit late.” He also said 135 out of 268 staff and caregivers were immunized, the.