Waterloo Region says it is teaming up with a local company that specializes in long-term care for COVID-19 vaccine clinics that will focus on long-term care staff.
“We’re very appreciative that peopleCare, with Home and Community Care Support Services Waterloo Wellington, will be helping Region of Waterloo staff to administer third doses to long-term care home workers,” medical officer of health Dr. Hsiu-Li Wang stated.
“The additional health human resources support at this time means we can administer more third doses and protect the most vulnerable members of our community and those who care for them.”
The clinics will be held at the Cambridge Pinebush vaccination clinic on Jan. 10 and 11 as well as on Jan. 17 and 18.
They will be staffed by both employees of the region and peopleCare Communities in an attempt to get more people who work in the industry a third dose ahead of the province’s mandated deadline of Jan. 28.
The region says the clinics will be open to all long-term care workers in the area and that companies will be providing information to their employees about how they can sign up for an appointment.