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Below is a list of media releases sent out by the staff and programs at the Haldimand-Norfolk Unit.
On Thursday, November 25, Chief Sarah Page will end her secondment as the vaccination rollout lead for the Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit. As of today, the Haldimand-Norfolk’s COVID-19 vaccine team, under the leadership of Chief Sarah Page, has administered 148,921 COVID-19 vaccines. Vaccines have been administered in 97 settings across both counties, a significant accomplishment given […]
The Ontario government has expanded eligibility for booster doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to additional groups of high-risk individuals. Booster doses of the COVID-19 vaccine will be available to the following populations if at least six months have passed since their last dose: Individuals aged 70 and over (born in 1951 or earlier); Healthcare workers […]
The Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit recognizes that, unlike last year, Oct.31 may be more of a “hybrid Halloween” in 2021. With that in mind, there are several precautions parents and caregivers should practice before heading out with their little ones. “With an increase in the vaccinated population, I think it is important children have the opportunity to […]
The GO-VAXX mobile vaccine clinic is on a Southwestern Ontario tour and is coming to Norfolk. The converted Metrolinx bus will roll its first Norfolk location, the Langton Arena, to administer first and second doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine on Nov. 3 from 12 to 6 p.m. The bus will then move to the […]
Vaccine doses administered so far: 138, 770 doses Number of people completely vaccinated: 62,000 12+ population, fully vaccination: 77.4% 12+ population, at least 1 dose: 83.1% Status updates: The Health Unit and its partners have now administered over 138,000 doses of vaccine. 83.1% of the population over the age of 12 years have received at […]