Over the next two weeks, COVID-19 vaccines will be administered in Renfrew County and District. The announcement comes after weeks of wondering when the shots will be arriving for local residents. RCDHU staff in collaboration with partners have completed the first on-site clinic at Valley Manor Long-Term Care Home in Barry’s Bay. Dr. Cushman, Acting Medical Officer of Health, RCDHU is asking for patients. Saying that the health unit will release more information on timelines and vaccine roll out as it becomes available. As a result, the Ontario Government announced that staff and essential caregivers will receive the vaccine at a later date, as supply stabilizes. This change comes after last week’s announcement by the Ontario Government that further reductions in Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine shipments are resulting in no deliveries for the week of January 25, and a reduced shipment of just over 26,000 doses for the first two weeks in February.
