January 17, 2021
On January 18, 2021, under the direction of the Ontario Ministry of Health, the City and Toronto Public Health are launching an initial ‘proof-of-concept’ COVID-19 Immunization Clinic at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. This first clinic will help test and adjust immunization clinic setup in non-hospital settings, ensuring safety and increasing efficiency in advance of wider immunization. The proof-of-concept clinic is one part of preparing for the Province’s public vaccination rollout and is not open to members of the public.
Once the clinic has operated for an initial six to eight weeks, the City will produce a thoroughly-evaluated immunization clinic playbook in collaboration with provincial and hospital partners. This playbook will be provided to the Province and is critical in establishing other immunization clinics both in Toronto and across Ontario.
The public health authority in York Region, north of Toronto, is reporting three cases of a new and highly contagious coronavirus strain that have no link to international travel, sparking concern that community spread has begun.
Ontario health officials are recording a spike in the number of people who have died due to COVID-19, as the province reports just over 2,900 new cases of the disease.
The public health authority in York Region, north of Toronto, is reporting three cases of a new and highly contagious coronavirus strain that have no link to international travel, sparking concern that community spread has begun.