As Windsor-Essex is set to vaccinate seniors 80+ in community, accessibility becomes an issue
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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Two weeks since the provincewide lockdown was lifted in the London area, the region is entering the middle level of Ontario’s COVID-19 framework, further loosening restrictions on gyms, bars and restaurants.
The Middlesex-London Health Unit will drop one level from the red (control) category, one step from lockdown, to orange (restrict), the middle of five levels of restrictions, on Monday.
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The move to orange ushers in noticeable changes to the London-area. Movie theatres are allowed to reopen and restaurants and bars can have up to 50 people indoors, up from just 10 in the red zone.
WINDSOR, ONT. A migrant worker advocacy group is raising concerns about the process to get temporary foreign workers vaccinated. The Migrant Rights Network is calling for a series of measures to ensure visitors doing essential work in Canada are protected against COVID-19. “Promises need to be turned into real policies and practices,” says Syed Hussan of the Migrant Rights Network. By the end of Spring, close to 10,000 migrant workers will arrive in Windsor-Essex County to work at area farms and greenhouses. The Migrant Rights Network wants to ensure they’re safe and vaccinated in a dignified manner. The organization, backed by doctors and labour, has sent the government a list of solutions to ensure their immigration status is not a barrier to getting vaccinated.
Ontario sees 847 new COVID-19 cases as vaccine shipments ramp up
Health Minister Christine Elliott says the province can t release detailed timelines for its vaccine rollout because the supply of the shots has been unreliable.
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Posted: Feb 17, 2021 10:29 AM ET | Last Updated: February 17
A stay-at-home order is set to remain in place in Toronto until at least Feb. 22. On Wednesday, the city s top doctor said she wants any reopening to be slow.(Evan Mitsui/CBC)