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The Eastern Ontario Health Unit (EOHU) did not receive a regular shipment of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines this week, as a nationwide shortage in doses affected the provincial supply. The two companies announced delays in all countries receiving doses from its Belgium factory, which was being retooled to create up to two billion vaccines in a year, rather than 1.3 billion. As a result, Ontario received no vaccines this week, while only
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because of a lack of vaccines,” Dr. Roum- eliotis said. “At some point this is going to catch up, and we’re going to have a number of people vaccinated at the same time.” All staff and residents had been vac- cinated at seven long-term care homes before the vaccine delay was announced. Only residents had been vaccinated in the remaining nine facilities, after the health unit received directives from the province to focus on the most vulnerable population until more doses arrived. Dr. Roumeliotis said the second dose was expected to be administered to long-term care residents within the recommended 21 to 28-day timeline. He said the second dose could be delayed for as long as 41 days and remain viable, but said that time period would only be used if the delays continued. As of Monday, the health unit had ad- ministered 2267 vaccines in the region. That number included 100 residents at the Prescott and Russell Residence, one of the worst-hit long-term care homes in the region during an outbreak last year. 8IFOBTLFEPO.POEBZTNFEJBCSJFàOH whether snowbirds currently in Florida should try to get the vaccine in the United States instead of waiting to return, Dr. Roumeliotis encouraged those who were high risk to get a dose if they could. L’est de l’Ontario ne recevra aucun vaccin cette semaine en raison d’un réaménagement de l’usine de Pfizer-BioNTech en Belgique. — photo fournie par les Comtés unis de Prescott et Russell
&/#3&'r#3*&'4 INTEGRITY COMMISSIONER Alfred-Plantagenet Township has renewed its agreement with John Saywell, a Hawkesbury-based lawyer, to continue as the municipality’s integrity commissioner until December 31 2022. – Gregg Chamberlain REFUSAL CHARGE A Champlain Township woman will face court after she was accused of refusing to provide an alcohol test following a car crash. Police said the 58-year-old refused standard testing and then resisted officers after they arrived at a single-vehicle crash on Valley Street, North Stormont on Thursday afternoon. Judith Wilcox was charged with resist peace officer and failure of refusal to comply with demand. – Stephen Jeffery SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENTS The Upper Canada District School Board (UCDSB) has 44 special needs students now back in class for the 2020-2021 term because the current remote learning systems are not able to meet their needs. The UCDSB Special Educa- tion Department is working with school teams and families to determine the best way to service students who are unable to use remote learning. –Gregg Chamberlain
L’unité des enquêtes spéciales n’a trouvé aucune raison de porter des accusations contre des agents de police à propos de la mort d’un homme d’Alfred en février de l’année dernière. — photo Gregg Chamberlain
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