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“We are doing the best we can.”
Local health unit CEO Theresa Marentette shared a rare on-camera laugh with Medical Officer of Health Dr. Wajid Ahmed Thursday morning when asked how her team has been able to keep up with rapid changes to Ontario’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout plan.
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The provincial government’s announcement on Wednesday that vaccines would soon be available to those age 18 and older in COVID “hot spot” postal codes seven of which are in Windsor, Leamington, and Kingsville was news to the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit. They were still working to open up appointments to those age 50 and older in select postal codes, a change announced by Ontario Premier Doug Ford only one day prior, along with the official start of the vaccine distribution plan’s second phase.
Those vaccinated make up nearly 23 per cent of the region’s population.
“It’s a pretty big achievement,” said Medical Officer of Health Dr. Wajid Ahmed. “You cannot imagine how much work went in behind the scenes.”
Since those ages 16 and younger are not currently eligible for any COVID-19 vaccine, only about 320,000 people in Windsor-Essex can receive the jab, he said. That means nearly one in three eligible residents has been fully or partially inoculated.
“It really is a testament to the commitment of our partners,” said health unit CEO Theresa Marentette. “The municipalities,… Erie Shores HealthCare, Windsor Regional Hospital, they have been giving out vaccines for quite some time now. EMS (the ambulance service) has been helping as well. A lot of work has gone into achieving this and using all of our vaccines.”
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The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit has declared an outbreak at St. Peter Catholic Elementary School in Tecumseh after confirming an additional three positive cases of COVID-19 in the same cohort that was dismissed April 4.
“The affected cohort and the school community has been informed that a variant of concern has been identified in this cohort,” said Windsor Essex Catholic District School Board spokesperson Stephen Fields.
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“However at this time, the outbreak is limited to the cohort that was dismissed and all other students and staff at St. Peter are deemed low-risk and may continue attending school as usual.”
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The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit has declared an outbreak at St. Peter Catholic Elementary School in Tecumseh after receiving confirmation of an additional three positive cases of COVID-19 in the same cohort that was dismissed on April 4th.
A school outbreak is declared if there are two or more cases in a school and if there is evidence that at least one case could have been infected in the school.
The affected cohort and the school community has been informed that a variant of concern has been identified in this cohort. The school board says at this time, the outbreak is limited to the cohort that was dismissed and all other students and staff at St. Peter are deemed low-risk and may continue attending school as usual.
WINDSOR, ONT. The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit has declared a COVID-19 outbreak at St. Peter Catholic Elementary School in Tecumseh after three students within the same cohort tested positive for the virus. “The affected cohort and the school community has been informed that a variant of concern has been identified in this cohort, however at this time, the outbreak is limited to the cohort that was dismissed and all other students and staff at St. Peter are deemed low-risk and may continue attending school as usual,” a news release from the Windsor Essex Catholic District School Board said. The board said the cohort was dismissed on Sunday. An outbreak is declared if there are two or more cases in a school and if there is evidence that at least one cause could have been infected at the school.