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When we last checked in with community health nurse Susan Cuperfain, none of her homebound patients had been vaccinated.
That was during the third week of March.
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Despite all the talk of vaccine clinics and the rhetoric about reaching out to vulnerable people, the visiting community nurse said Friday–nearly a month later that other than one patient, none of her caseload has been vaccinated at home so far.
That patient, she says, was scheduled this past Thursday for the EMS pilot program a program that sends paramedics into homes to give the shots.
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Do you live in Ontario? Do you live in one of the province’s newly designated COVID-19 “hot spots?” Are you between the ages of 18 and 49?
Well, good news: you might be eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine. Or you might not. It’s confusing, because the way it all works is chaotic: Ontario premier Doug Ford makes a big announcement, and the province’s public health units scramble to execute whatever that announcement entails. (The latest vaccine eligibility information is here.)