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SubscribeHealth Unit to Release 6,900 Additional Vaccine Appointments Tomorrow Morning
The Middlesex-London Health Unit will make 6,900 new vaccination appointments available when the telephone and online booking systems open at 8:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. The new appointments will be available to adults who are 80 years of age and older, Indigenous adults 55 years of age and older, and very high priority healthcare workers. Demand for the appointments has been high since the Health Unit announced it would begin vaccinating these groups starting this Saturday. Today’s announcement moves up the timeline when members of these groups can get the COVID-19 vaccine by two days, making appointments available as early as tomorrow and significantly increasing the number of opportunities they will have to do so. A number of these additional vaccine appointment times will be available exclusively to those booking by telephone.
High Demand Fills COVID-19 Vaccination Appointments for Seniors, Bookings to Resume Tomorrow Morning
More than 5,000 COVID-19 vaccination appointments for seniors who are 80 years of age and older were filled within two hours of the opening of online and telephone bookings this morning. Vaccination appointments for those who are 80 years of age and older will begin on Saturday, March 6th at both the Western Fair District Agriplex and the Caradoc Community Centre in Mount Brydges.
Health Unit Declares Outbreak at Western University Student Residence
The Middlesex-London Health Unit has declared a COVID-19 outbreak at Western University’s Essex Hall residence. The Health Unit advised Western administration this afternoon that several students living on two floors of the building have tested positive for COVID-19 since Saturday. Public health officials also indicated that there is no evidence to suggest any of the individuals who tested positive had attended a social gathering of any kind.
First Dose Vaccinations Expanded to Additional Priority Groups
With increased vaccine supply in the region, and guidance from the Province, the Middlesex-London Health Unit (MLHU), Southwestern Public Health (SWPH) and Huron Perth Public Health (HPPH) will expand eligibility for COVID-19 vaccination to additional priority groups identified in the first Phase of Ontario’s Vaccination Plan.
MLHU Announces Locations of Additional COVID-19 Vaccination Clinics in London
The Middlesex-London Health Unit (MLHU) announced today the two London sites that will house the third and fourth COVID-19 vaccinations clinics in the region.
Overnight Lows and Windchill Prompt Health Unit to Issue Cold Weather Alert
Cold temperatures and bitter winter winds will accompany the flurries and snow squalls that are expected for the London and Middlesex County region today. Forecast overnight temperatures and windchill values for the next two days are expected to reach the Middlesex-London Health Unit’s thresholds for issuing a Cold Weather Alert. The current Environment Canada forecast calls for windchill values as low as -18 accompanied by plenty of flurries and gusting winds. Overnight, we expect a low of -19C with windchill values as low as -23. While daytime temperatures on Wednesday are expected to reach a high of -6C, the Cold Weather Alert will remain in place, as windchill values are predicted to be as low as -26 in the morning. The Alert is expected to remain in place until Wednesday afternoon, when the Environment Canada forecast calls for temperatures of -6C and windchill values of -8.
First Dose Vaccinations to Resume for Additional Priority Groups
Since it reopened last week, the COVID-19 vaccination clinic at the Western Fair District Agriplex had been delivering vaccine to those who had already received their first dose, but whose second dose appointments had been rescheduled. With the renewed delivery of vaccine and guidance from the Province, the Middlesex-London Health Unit (MLHU), Southwestern Public Health (SWPH) and Huron Perth Public Health (HPPH) will be expanding vaccination to additional priority groups identified in the first Phase of Ontario’s Vaccination Plan, who have yet to receive a first dose.
Health Unit Declares COVID-19 Outbreak at Clara Brenton Public School
The Middlesex-London Health Unit (MLHU) has declared a COVID-19 outbreak at Clara Brenton Public School in London. As part of its investigation of cases identified at the school, the Health Unit has concluded that the virus may have spread between close contacts at the school who have tested positive. The outbreak is the first to be reported since students returned to in-class learning earlier this month.
Health Unit Advises of Bitterly Cold Weather for the Next Several Days
A bitter winter chill is descending on the London and Middlesex County area this weekend, with cold temperatures persisting into next week. Forecast temperatures are expected to be close to the Middlesex-London Health Unit’s threshold for issuing a Cold Weather Alert. The current Environment Canada forecast is calling for plenty of flurries this weekend, with a low of -11C on Saturday, and windchill values as low as -18, followed by an expected low of -14C on Sunday. The Health Unit is reminding those planning to spend time outdoors to take precautions and dress for the weather in order to avoid cold-related injuries.
COVID-19 Vaccination Effort Set to Expand into Middlesex County with Opening of Mount Brydges…
The effort to expand the availability of the COVID-19 vaccine in London and Middlesex County will soon take a big step forward. The Middlesex-London Health Unit (MLHU), in partnership with the County of Middlesex, the Municipality of Strathroy-Caradoc, Middlesex-London Paramedic Service and the Middlesex Hospital Alliance, announced today that the Caradoc Community Centre in Mount Brydges has been selected as the site of the region’s second COVID-19 vaccination clinic.