Since the pandemic began, 376 people have died from COVID-19 locally.
The health unit also issued a low risk public exposure notice on Wednesday for a Petsmart at 4001 Legacy Dr. in Windsor. It said anyone who attended the store on Feb. 20 between 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. should monitor for symptoms 14 days from the date of exposure.
On Tuesday, WECHU announced it was opening up a new registration form for organizations that employ high-risk health-care workers to get their vaccines at the St. Clair College Sportsplex as early as next week.
A parallel process is being set up to administer vaccinations for 80-plus seniors at a different site.
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Windsor-Essex health unit seeks volunteers with medical expertise for COVID-19 vaccine distribution
The health unit is looking for volunteers with a medical background to help out at mass vaccination clinics which will be set up across the region.
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Posted: Feb 17, 2021 6:45 PM ET | Last Updated: February 19
Locally, the health unit is looking for volunteers with medical background who can help distribute the COVID-19 vaccine to the masses in the coming months. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press)
Author of the article: Taylor Campbell
Publishing date: Feb 18, 2021 • February 18, 2021 • 3 minute read • Kevin Marshall, director, facilities and capital planning with Windsor Regional Hospital, is shown at the University of Windsor s Windsor Hall on Feb. 10, 2021. The space will be used as a vaccination centre when enough vaccines are available. The local health unit is scouting out other vaccination centres and is seeking volunteers to assist with mass inoculations. Photo by Dan Janisse /Windsor Star
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The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit is seeking volunteers with medical backgrounds to help them get needles into arms this year.
Although the region remains in Phase 1 of the province’s three-phase COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan, health unit officials say they may need support from residents with health-care know-how when mass inoculation begins.