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Who says the performing arts cannot join the fight against Covid-19? The newly-built Petaling Jaya Performing Arts Centre (PJPac), which had its official launch postponed in May because of the pandemic situation, has now been converted into a full-fledged industry vaccination centre (PPVIN) equipped with comprehensive facilities and professional healthcare providers, with the capacity to administer 1,000 vaccines daily. The performing arts venue, located at 1Utama shopping centre in Petaling Jaya, has been closed since May 7 due to the movement control order (MCO). But that didn’t stop this...

Point Edward, Wyoming, Forest to host first vaccine clinics Posted Journal Staff Point Edward, Wyoming and Forest have been selected to host the first fixed-site COVID-19 vaccination clinics when the time comes, the local Immunization Task Force says. Lambton Public Health is also working with Sarnia officials to pilot a drive-up option for people with mobility issues. The sites won’t become operational until more vaccines become available and will follow Ontario government guidelines for eligibility and priority groups, the task force said. The clinics will operate out of the Point Edward...

Posted: Jan 19, 2021 7:15 PM ET | Last Updated: January 20 Health-care workers are seated in the city's first immunization clinic, which opened on Monday but closed on Tuesday due to a vaccine shortage.(CBC) The City of Toronto has closed its new COVID-19 immunization clinic downtown after it was told to do so by the Ontario government due to a shortage of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. In a news release on Tuesday, the city said it was ordered to "pause" the clinic, located at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, when appointments on Tuesday came to an end at 8 p.m. The clinic has now shu...

The team leading Toronto's COVID-19 vaccination campaign says it is ready and willing to open immunization clinics across the city as soon as possible, though supply issues have made it hard to say exactly when that process will begin.