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SIOUX LOOKOUT, Ont. As medical interpreter Tom Chapman received his COVID-19 vaccination on Thursday, 85-year-old patient Eunice Fiddler told him in Ojicree: "Don't cry." Fiddler was the first person at the William A.
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Eunice Fiddler, Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler’s mother, received her Moderna COVID-19 vaccination on Jan. 7 at the William A. George Extended Care Facility in Sioux Lookout. (Submitted photo)
Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler stressed the importance of getting vaccinated for COVID-19 after his mother was the first resident to receive a COVID-19 vaccination at the William A. George Extended Care Facility in Sioux Lookout.
“This is my mom the one who has held me and kept me safe,” Fiddler says in a Jan. 7 tweet. “And she is still looking out for me and for all of us in our community by being one of the first in NAN (Nishnawbe Aski Nation) to roll up her sleeve and get vaccinated against COVID-19. This is how we will end this pandemic.”
Moderna vaccine being administered at Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre
Officials with the Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre said they have received the Moderna vaccine, becoming the first rural and northern community to get a supply of the second vaccine approved by Health Canada.
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Posted: Jan 07, 2021 11:14 AM ET | Last Updated: January 7
Eunice Fiddler, 85, was the first resident at the William A. George Extended Care Facility in Sioux Lookout to receive the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine.(Submitted by Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre)
The first doses of a second approved COVID-19 vaccine are being administered in northwestern Ontario.
The Moderna COVID-19 vaccine has arrived at the Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre.
Residents and front-line staff at the William A. George Extended Care Facility are the first to receive the vaccine, marking the start of Ontario’s vaccination plan for our region.
Chronic care patients and all hospital staff will receive the vaccine in the days ahead in the start of a three phased approach.
Facility Administrator Cynthia Dwyer says the vaccination adds a level of protection in their continued efforts to protect residents, patients, staff and physicians.
Dwyer adds “We also appreciate that with this Moderna vaccine we will be able to administer the vaccine to our residents in the comfort of their home. This has allowed this process to be done in a way that keeps them safe and comfortable.”