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Emergency Control Group Update - March 24, 2021
Posted on Thursday, March 25, 2021 04:30 PM
Wyoming, ON - The County of Lambton Emergency Control Group met Wednesday, March 24 to discuss updates to the current COVID-19 situation.
At this meeting, the Emergency Control Group:
- Received an update on current operations at COVID-19 vaccination clinic sites in Lambton County. The new fixed-site clinic model opened at the Point Edward Memorial Arena on Monday, March 22. This "hockey hub" model enables immunization of larger volumes of people than traditional clinic models. If effective, it may...
16-Week Interval for Second Dose COVID-19 Appointments
Posted on Wednesday, March 24, 2021 04:00 PM
Point Edward, ON – Following the recommendations from the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI), the Ontario Government recently extended the interval time between first and second doses of three COVID-19 vaccines to 16 weeks (Modern, Pfizer & AstraZeneca).
Residents now scheduling their first and second dose vaccine appointments through the Provincial Booking System are already scheduled with this interval adjusted for 16 weeks.
If you received your first dose for one...
Lambton COVID-19 Immunization Task Force Update – March 23
Posted on Wednesday, March 24, 2021 12:00 PM
Point Edward, ON – The Lambton COVID-19 Immunization Task Force met Tuesday, March 23 to discuss updates to the COVID-19 vaccine rollout plan in Lambton County. Here are some highlights from the meeting:
To date, a total of 16,454 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Lambton County (14,910 first doses, 1,544 second doses).
The Mobile Immunization Team has completed all first and second doses to long-term care, high-risk retirement and Elder Care homes. Immunizations of first doses...
Lambton Public Health Announces Pilot Project with Four Primary Care Practices
Posted on Tuesday, March 23, 2021 12:30 PM
Point Edward, ON – Lambton Public Health (LPH) is partnering with four local primary care practice groups on a new pilot project to administer Moderna vaccines to their patients with the high-risk chronic health conditions.
“Primary care providers have always had an important role to play in community immunization,” said Dr. Sudit Ranade, Medical Officer of Health for Lambton County. “They will also be pivotal in the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines.”
The pilot, which is beginning this week, is...
CAER, IEC, SLEA, Bruce Power and Enbridge Inc. Support Local Hockey Hub Immunization Model
Posted on Monday, March 22, 2021 10:00 AM
Point Edward, ON – Sarnia-Lambton Community Awareness Emergency Response (CAER), Industrial Educational Cooperative (IEC), Sarnia-Lambton Environmental Association (SLEA), Bruce Power, and Enbridge Pipelines Inc. (“Enbridge”) are supporting a new, high-output vaccination model at Lambton Public Health's (LPH) fixed immunization clinic in Point Edward. Launching this week, the model is an ideal solution for a large-scale immunization rollout, made possible by tremendous contributions from CAER,...
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