The Moderna COVID-19 vaccine has arrived at the Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre.
Residents and front-line staff at the William A. George Extended Care Facility are the first to receive the vaccine, marking the start of Ontario’s vaccination plan for our region.
Chronic care patients and all hospital staff will receive the vaccine in the days ahead in the start of a three phased approach.
Facility Administrator Cynthia Dwyer says the vaccination adds a level of protection in their continued efforts to protect residents, patients, staff and physicians.
Dwyer adds “We also appreciate that with this Moderna vaccine we will be able to administer the vaccine to our residents in the comfort of their home. This has allowed this process to be done in a way that keeps them safe and comfortable.”
Vaccine rollout picks up speed in First Nations across Canada
January 2, 2021
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Moderna COVID-19 vaccine has begun to arrive in First Nations across the country as the pandemic’s second wave continues to batter many remote Indigenous communities.
In British Columbia, the Moderna vaccine arrived in 10 First Nations on Tuesday, communities that were chosen based on remoteness, need and the availability of health care staff, said Shannon McDonald, the deputy chief medical officer for the province’s First Nations Health Authority (FNHA).
Dr. McDonald declined to say which communities are getting the vaccine and how many doses are being offered.