BARRIE, ONT. The City of Barrie is one step closer to finalizing what would be Barrie s first supervised consumption site. The plans to move forward come with conflicting views on the program and its location from multiple stakeholders on both sides. Although the proposed site is currently empty at 11 Innisfil Street, it could soon be the new home for the supervised consumption site. On Tuesday, Barrie council s general committee gave this location a tentative green light, which would offer services to those struggling with opioid addiction. Mayor Jeff Lehman notes that the community has seen people dying at alarming rates during the COVID-19 crisis than ever before, and they were already being lost at a frightening rate.
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BARRIE, ONT. Primary caregivers and select pharmacies will stop administering first doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine across Simcoe Muskoka. The news comes after the Ontario government announced Tuesday it was hitting the pause button on giving more AstraZeneca first doses because of a small risk of a rare blood-clotting syndrome. In Ontario, there have been eight cases of vaccine-induced blood clotting reported in those who received the AstraZeneca shot, and while the condition remains extremely rare, it can be fatal. As of Monday, the health unit reports primary care teams in Simcoe Muskoka had administered 10,300 AstraZeneca first doses, while local pharmacies had given 23,300 doses to eligible residents.