The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine is now in the arms of some in long-term care homes in Thunder Bay.
Officials have the goal of administering the first doses of the vaccine to residents, staff, and essential caregivers in long-term care homes by the middle of February.
“With the vaccine here in our area and the ability to move it around, we are entering a new phase in our battle against this virus,” says Dr. Janet DeMille, the Medical Officer of Health for the Thunder Bay District Health Unit. “Protecting long-term care homes is a very important first priority. This is another encouraging milestone in our COVID-19 response.”
“Making the vaccine available to our community is our focus and priority,” notes Dr. Rhonda Crocker Ellacott, President & CEO, Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre. “The shift to providing vaccines at long-term care homes is a complex and collaborative process between partners who share a common goal of vaccinating as many people, as soon as possible.”
Crocker Ellacott notes that, to date, over 1,100 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered.
