Once hard-hit by the virus, Scarborough celebrates half-million mark in vaccine doses toronto.ctvnews.ca - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from toronto.ctvnews.ca Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
TORONTO The Scarborough Vaccine Team staff at the Centennial College immunization clinic marked a milestone Saturday, celebrating the highest average of daily doses administered by a community vaccine clinic. The Progress Ave. site has administered an average of 1,497 COVID-19 vaccine doses a day since March 17, contributing to significant levels of protection in a region that was hard-hit by the virus. In April, 16 of 17 Scarborough postal codes were deemed COVID-19 hotspots; now, more than 70 per cent of adults in every Scarborough postal code have received at least their first dose of vaccine. “COVID-19 had a great impact on our residents in Scarborough, so we made a commitment that once the vaccination came about, we knew we had to vaccinate our population,” Scarborough Health Network’s Chief Nursing Executive Glynn Boatswain told CTV Toronto Saturday.