Unique twists added to youth drop-in Pfizer vaccination clinics
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The Porcupine Health Unit has added a unique twist to its drop-in Pfizer vaccination clinics it has planed for the region.
The Youth Dens for ages 12 and up will offer friendly safe environment to ask questions about the COVID-19 vaccine plus other activities like clinic tours, music, and giveaways. Bring along your health card and a mask. The clinics will be offered in several schools starting later this week.
Clinics and locations and times:
Timmins: Timmins High and Vocation School Thursday, July 8, Monday, July 12 and Friday, July 16.
COVID-19 case in an Iroquois Falls school SHARE ON:
One of the recently revealed cases of COVID-19 between Smooth Rock Falls is in the Grade 7 and 8 section of Iroquois Falls Secondary School. The school is still open, although spring break starts at the end of Friday’s school day.
District School Board Ontario North East declined an interview to discuss the case and protocols, citing privacy concerns.
This is its third school to have a single case of the virus so far during the pandemic. Kapuskasing District High School and Roland Michener Secondary in South Porcupine had the earlier ones.
COVID-19 case in an Iroquois Falls school
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One of the recently revealed cases of COVID-19 between Smooth Rock Falls is in the Grade 7 and 8 section of Iroquois Falls Secondary School. The school is still open, although spring break starts at the end of Friday’s school day.
District School Board Ontario North East declined an interview to discuss the case and protocols, citing privacy concerns.
This is its third school to have a single case of the virus so far during the pandemic. Kapuskasing District High School and Roland Michener Secondary in South Porcupine had the earlier ones.
COVID-19 detected at Extendicare Kapuskasing SHARE ON:
(Denis J. Puska, MyTimminsNow.com staff)
UPDATE AT 3:00pm: Five more cases are reported, all in Timmins, all because of contact with another case, all in self-isolation. Total now jumps to 141 across the region.
The latest COVID-19 case in our region is at
Extendicare in Kapuskasing. And because it’s a long term care home, it triggers the designation of an institutional outbreak.
The Porcupine Health Unit won’t specify whether the patient is an Extendicare resident or a staff member. It does say that staff is taking all necessary precautions to prevent further transmission of the virus.