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While vaccines are in high-demand and short-supply, the accounts of alleged queue jumping for COVID-19 vaccinations are growing.
There have been several complaints of care homes giving doses designated for vulnerable residents and frontline caregivers to the family of managers and owners.
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After whistleblower accounts of inappropriate COVID-19 vaccinations at Ontario retirement and nursing homes, opposition politicians are calling for a public probe into misuse, rules on who can get a jab, and punishment for vaccination abusers.
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Publishing date: Jan 26, 2021 • January 26, 2021 • 1 minute read •
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The Retirement Homes Regulatory Authority (RHRA) would like to correct factual errors in the Jan. 20 article, ‘Regulator working with health unit to address deadly Amberwood outbreak.’
Retirement homes do not self-regulate. The RHRA is an independent, self-funded, not-for-profit regulator mandated by the Ontario government to protect and ensure the safety and well-being of seniors living in Ontario’s retirement homes. We do this by enforcing the Retirement Homes Act to hold retirement home licensees accountable and ensure that residents are protected under the law.
KITCHENER Region of Waterloo officials announced Monday that they had completed the first round of vaccination for all eligible residents of long-term care and retirement homes. Officials noted that the announcement does not necessarily cover all retirement homes in the region only those that are recognized by the Retirement Homes Regulatory Authority database were included. According to a news release, the region s vaccine task force will continue to focus the limited vaccine supply on second doses. They will also prioritize patients waiting for transfer to hospital or retirement homes. That will allow the recipients to get their second doses alongside other residents.