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Progress continues in the fight against COVID-19 in Windsor-Essex on Monday with the start of vaccinations for seniors in the community ages 80 and older.
It’s the first time the COVID-19 vaccine has been made available to the general public in the region outside long-term care facilities. A mass vaccination site has been set up at the WFCU Centre, 8787 McHugh St.
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“It’s a pretty significant milestone in our community,” said Dr. Wajid Ahmed, the region’s medical officer of health, who attended the WFCU Centre on Monday.
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Windsor resident Nancy McDonald says accessing the COVID-19 vaccine has already come with a few barriers, including figuring out the online registration and planning transportation to the site.
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Posted: Feb 26, 2021 9:45 AM ET | Last Updated: February 26
COVID-19 vaccinations for people 80 and older will begin on Monday in Windsor-Essex.(Paul Sancya/AP)
WINDSOR, ONT. The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit says about 7,000 eligible residents over 80 years old pre-registered to get a COVID-19 vaccine on the first day it was available. Health unit CEO Theresa Marentette says they were surprised how quickly residents pre-registered when the link went live on Thursday at 1 p.m. “Within an hour we had at least 800 people pre-registered,” says Marentette. In total, 8,400 people pre-registered, but 1,400 of those were deemed not eligible at this time. “Our epidemiologists are currently reviewing the information and preparing the selection process for Monday’s clinic,” says Marentette. The inoculations for the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine will start on Monday, March 1 at the WFCU Centre in Windsor and at the Nature Fresh Farms Recreation Centre in Leamington, starting on March 8.
Last updated: Thursday February 25th, 12:25pm
The Windsor Essex County Health Unit announced 34 new cases of COVID-19 in Windsor and Essex County on Thursday, bringing the local total to 12,899.
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Cases increased from 12,865 on Wednesday February 24th to 12,899 on Thursday February 25th and 260 cases of COVID-19 are currently active in Windsor-Essex.
The Health Unit says 5 cases are outbreak-related, 12 cases are close contacts of confirmed cases, 11 cases are community-acquired, and 6 cases are still being investigated by the Health Unit’s nursing staff.
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2,306 people have received only their first dose of the vaccine (+411 since yesterday)