Vaccine Plan on Track, 400,000 Doses Administered
The province reached 400,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine in arms today, May 13.
That’s a doubling of the amount of vaccinations in less than a month, after celebrating 200,000 doses administered on April 16.
Since then, the age groups for vaccine eligibility have been lowered five times, making more than 558,000 people eligible to book an appointment.
“We have seen a rapid expansion of our COVID-19 vaccination program across the province over a few short weeks. We are now closer than ever to providing everyone who is able to receive the vaccine a first dose by the end of June,” said Premier Iain Rankin. “Thank you to all staff who are working to provide vaccinations for Nova Scotians. I was able to drop in virtually to the clinic in Sydney today to help celebrate the 400,000th dose. You’re doing a great job! Thank you.”
The province reached 400,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine in arms today, May 13.
That s a doubling of the amount of vaccinations in less than a month, after celebrating 200,000 doses administered on April 16.
Since then, the age groups for vaccine eligibility have been lowered five times, making more than 558,000 people eligible to book an appointment. We have seen a rapid expansion of our COVID-19 vaccination program across the province over a few short weeks. We are now closer than ever to providing everyone who is able to receive the vaccine a first dose by the end of June, said Premier Iain Rankin. Thank you to all staff who are working to provide vaccinations for Nova Scotians. I was able to drop in virtually to the clinic in Sydney today to help celebrate the 400,000th dose. You re doing a great job! Thank you.
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Nova Scotia Health is asking people to answer their phones as health officials try to contact those with COVID-19 or potentially exposed to the virus with information. If you have had a recent COVID-19 test, have been identified as a close contact of someone that has COVID-19 or have a confirmed positive case of COVID-19, Nova Scotia Health is trying to call you with important information, a news release said.
Phone calls could appear as an unknown caller or numbers from other parts of the province. Please answer these calls so the Nova Scotia Health team can provide important COVID-19 information, the news release said. This is vital in our fight against COVID-19 that Nova Scotians have the information they require to keep themselves and others safe.
HALIFAX Police in Annapolis, N.S. have charged three men for allegedly violating the Health Protection Act in relation to a fishing trip. Around 2:15 p.m. Wednesday, RCMP say they were notified that three men, originally from Halifax, were in the Middleton area fishing. Police say they located the men - aged 39, 46 and 47 - at a popular fishing site on the Annapolis River and charged them under the Health Protection Act for non-essential travel outside of Halifax Regional Municipality where they primarily reside.
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