TAKE THAT COVID!!!

As of today in the Wellington-Dufferin-Public Health Unit: 92% of residents in LTC and Retirement Homes have had one dose of a COVID 19 vaccine and 67% have had two doses, ensuring our most vulnerable have some protection from the virus. As of February 16, WDG Public Health has administered over 10,000 doses and has SURPASSED THE PROVINCIAL AND NATIONAL VACCINATION RATES. BHAM! Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health is inviting members of certain prioritized groups to pre-register for upcoming COVID-19 vaccination appointments. Demand for the COVID-19 vaccine is currently higher than available supply and a prioritization is necessary to determine eligibility. COVID-19 vaccine appointments are not yet available for the general public. But these groups can now register: Adults 80 years of age and older Indigenous adults Long-Term Care and/or Retirement Home Staff Essential Support Staff in Long-Term Care and Retirement Homes Essential Caregivers in Long-Term Care and High-Risk Retirement Homes Healthcare workers* in the following settings: Hospitals COVID-19 Response Roles (e.g., Assessment Centres, outbreak response, COVID-19 immunization clinics) Paramedics Community Healthcare workers serving specialized populations Community Healthcare workers serving the general population Healthcare worker in Congregate Settings Healthcare services for indigenous populations Laboratory services Non-acute and rehabilitation and therapy Public health *For the purposes of this vaccine prioritization, ‘health care worker’ is defined as: Anyone working or volunteering in a health care organization (includes regulated health professionals as well as staff not providing direct patient care such as cleaning, food or administration services) Any worker providing healthcare services or direct patient service in a setting outside of a health care organization (http://www.health.gov.on.ca/en/pro/programs/publichealth/coronavirus/docs/Guidance_for_Prioritizing_HCW_covid19_vaccination_2020-01-08.pdf) Here is the Pre-Registration Website link - https://register.wdgpublichealth.ca For individuals who do not have computer or internet capacity you will receive a phone call with information as to how to register. And, in this public health unit, we have built the capacity to immunize 11,800 people a day though the following sites: WDG Public Health - Chancellor's Way PH office ( Guelph ) - Alder St. Recreation Centre ( Orangeville) - Centre Wellington Community Sportsplex ( Fergus ) Mobile Clinics - Serving rural communities and vulnerable populations Partner-Led Mass Immunization Clinics -University of Guelph/Guelph Family Health Team ( Guelph) Team Lead, Dr. Joan Chan. Thank you Joan! -Linimar ( Skyjack), 201 Woodlawn Rd. Guelph. Thank you Linda Hasenfratz and team! The light at the end of the tunnel is now a halogen head lamp! We could all be immunized by the summer. Stay tuned. More information to follow. Do not be anxious, your turn will come. Sit back and enjoy as we watch so many more people in our communities get vaccinated. Our turn will come! We are a month ahead of schedule. Amazing, Outstanding, Unprecedented Community Effort. Take that again, COVID. Anne-Marie Please share! I will update you this weekend on more information about the vaccines, the variants and the right mask.

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