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DDSB trustees advocate for immunization of teachers Posted on April 7, 2021 by oshawaexpress in COVID-19, EDUCATION, NEWS By Courtney Bachar/The Oshawa Express/LJI Reporter The Durham District School Board is calling on Durham Public Health to prioritize vaccinating teachers. The board passed a motion at a special board meeting Monday night following the standing committee for correspondence to be sent to Durham Region Medical Officer of Health Dr. Robert Kyle and Durham Public Health “imploring them to prioritize the immunization of school staff and staff engaged in the direct trans...

Durham reaches vaccination milestone Posted on April 7, 2021 by oshawaexpress in COVID-19, NEWS, REGION Dorothy Nancarrow, a resident at Orchard Villa, was the first resident to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in Durham. (Photo courtesy Lakeridge Health)accin More than 107,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Durham Region. As of April 4, 2021, Durham Region Health and Lakeridge Health have administered 106,052 vaccines at community and hospital clinics, and another 1,371 doses have been administered to residents through mobile clinics. “This is a tremendous accom...

All Durham long-term care residents receive COVID-19 vaccine Posted on February 16, 2021 by oshawaexpress in COVID-19, HEALTH, NEWS Dorothy Nancarrow, a resident at Orchard Villa, was the first resident to receive the vaccine. (Photo courtesy Lakeridge Health) All long-term care residents in Durham Region have now received both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. Durham Regional Chair John Henry says having long-term care residents protected means being one step closer to ending the fight against COVID-19. “Thank you to the incredible team at Lakeridge Health for everything you have done,...

COVID-19 vaccines coming to Oshawa Posted on December 22, 2020 by oshawaexpress in COVID-19, HEALTH, NEWS Lakeridge Health is on the list to receive some doses of the Pfizer vaccine. Ontario is expecting to receive up to 90,000 Pfizer-BioNTech doses from the federal government before the end of the year to continue vaccinating health care workers and essential caregivers working in hospitals, long-term care homes, retirement homes and other congregate settings caring for seniors. The province will be distributing additional doses of the vaccine to 17 more hospital sites, including regi...

Last Updated Thursday, December 17, 2020 3:48PM EST Ontario Premier Doug Ford appeared receptive Thursday to the idea that a widespread lockdown is needed to stop the alarming rise in COVID-19 infection across the province, suggesting the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area could be targeted. Repeating five times in 15 minutes that he would not hesitate to act and that “everything is on the table,” Ford remarked that the GTA and Hamilton area appears to be generating the lion’s share of infection as of late. “It's really concentrated in one area. And that's a GTA, an...