As of Friday morning, roughly 1,400 shelter residents had received their first dose, said Andrew Bond, medical director of Toronto’s Inner City Health Associates. Occupancy in Toronto’s homeless shelter system sat this week at around 5,800 people. Street nurse Cathy Crowe was alarmed by Friday’s numbers, noting that the pace of the rollout seemed to be decelerating. In the two weeks after vaccinations were allowed start in shelters, Bond estimates 900 residents got their shots. You close that door, you figure out that fix, and the variant is a new little wrinkle that’s there to thwart us.”Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading...She believes vaccinating more residents, but also essential workers they interact with, is the key to tamping down infections.

Source: thestar April 11, 2021 16:00 UTC