Vaccine doses administered so far: > 123,000

Number of people completely vaccinated: 51,700

Proportion of local population with at least one dose: 75.6%

Proportion of local population fully vaccinated: 67.0%

Status updates:

• The Health Unit and its partners have now administered over 123,000 doses of vaccine. 64.4% of adults over the age of 18 are now fully vaccinated. 94% of adults over 80 are now fully vaccinated and approximately 44% of youth 12-17 years old have received at least their first dose of vaccine.
• 97% of local cases in the past two months occurred among individuals not fully vaccinated.
• An update and data cleaning process was completed by the Health Unit for staff in long-term care homes over the past two weeks which showed staff vaccination coverage rates are up 10% to 79% across the region.
• The Health Unit is winding down the large vaccination sites, closing the Delhi Clinic on August 6, and Cayuga Clinic by Labour Day.
• A creative campaign partnering with local fire halls kicks off this week for individuals who require first or second doses.

Firehall pop-up clinics:

• August 4 – Selkirk
• August 5 – Teeterville
• August 9 – Fairground
• August 10 – Hagersville

 

How to receive your vaccine:

• Appointments for those scheduled for the Delhi Clinic after August 6 are considered canceled. New second appointments can be made at www.hnhu.org/popup.
• Information on how to register for community pop-ups can be found at www.hnhu.org/popup.
• Norfolk General Hospital continues to offer walk-ins for first doses Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• Youth pop-ups to offer second doses to the first 3 groups being held the weeks of August 16 and 23. Register at www.hnhu.org/YOUTHCLINIC.

 

Individuals who are unable to access a vaccination clinic due to transportation barriers are reminded that they may contact [email protected] to request assistance.

For more information on the local vaccine rollout, visit HNHU.org/covax.