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Youth don’t need adult permission to get vaccinated, experts say
by Adrian Ghobrial and Jessica Bruno
Posted May 24, 2021 5:57 pm EDT
Last Updated May 24, 2021 at 6:48 pm EDT
Summary
Parents and guardians may be surprised to learn that they don’t have to give permission for their kids to be vaccinated
In Ontario, children have control over their own healthcare decisions, unless a doctor deems them incapable
Ontario s consent law are rules meant to protect young people, as well as the elderly, expert say
As thousands of youth aged 12 and above line up to get their COVID-19 shots, parents and guardians may be surprised to learn that they don’t have to give permission for their kids to be vaccinated.
COVID-19 vaccines now available for those 40 and older
Posted on May 11, 2021 by oshawaexpress in COVID-19, NEWS, REGION
Durham Region Health Department is expanding eligibility for the COVID-19 vaccine.
Effective immediately, residents who are 40 years or older, those with at-risk health conditions and essential workers who cannot work from home – Group 2 – area now eligible to receive a vaccine, as part of the province’s vaccination rollout plan.
Area residents who are part of this eligibility group can book appointments at any community mass immunization clinic location in all Durham municipalities. To book an appointment, visit www.durham.ca/vaccineappointment or call 1-888-444-5113.
Information on 73,000 Durham students breached in cybersecurity incident
by News Staff
Last Updated May 11, 2021 at 12:13 am EDT
Facebook.com/Region of Durham
The information of about 73,000 students may have been accessed during a cybersecurity incident
Names of students, date of births, addresses, school locations, grades and class information may have been accessed
The cybersecurity incident allegedly involved a third-party software provider used by Durham Region s Health Department
The Durham District School Board (DDSB) says the information of about 73,000 students may have been accessed during a “cybersecurity incident.”
A third-party software provider used by Durham Region’s health department was allegedly the centre of the breach, the DDSB said in a post on their website Monday
Durham Region expands COVID-19 vaccine eligibility
by News Staff
Posted May 7, 2021 9:06 pm EDT
Amanda Parsons, a registered nurse on staff at the Northwood Care facility, administers a dose of the Moderna vaccine to Ann Hicks in Halifax on Monday, Jan. 11, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan-Pool
The Durham Region Health Department has expanded its COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to include those in group two.
This includes essential workers who can’t work from home, the health authority said in a news release Friday.
Residents who are part of this eligibility group will be able to book an appointment at any community mass immunization clinic in Durham.