Coronavirus Vaccine

• USask threatened with legal action over campus COVID-19 vaccine mandate

  An organization is threatening legal action if the USask vaccine mandate, which brought the campus vaccination rate up to more than 95 per cent, is not rescinded.

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  Nov 26
• Kids 5 to 11 in London and Middlesex to start getting COVID-19 vaccines Friday

  Pediatric Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines have officially arrived in London, with doses starting to get into the arms of children between the ages of five and 11 starting Friday.

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  Nov 25
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• Middlesex London Health Unit reaches 90% vaccine milestone

  The Middlesex London Health Unit is reporting 90 per cent of all eligible residents aged 12 and older have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine.

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  Nov 23
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• MLHU ready to roll out COVID-19 vaccines for kids aged 5-11 once Health Canada approves

  On Thursday, Global News confirmed that officials at the health agency are expected to announce the approval of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for Canadian children aged 5-11.

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  Nov 18
• COVID-19: Deadline approaching to get second dose in time for Christmas

  As a rise in COVID-19 cases continues to pose a problem locally, the deadline to get vaccinated before Christmas is fast approaching.

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  Nov 15
• 110 new Saskatchewan COVID-19 cases, one death reported Sunday

  There are 168 patients with COVID-19, including 45 receiving intensive care. Of those 168 patients, 92 per cent were not fully vaccinated.

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  Nov 14
• 2 new Saskatchewan COVID-19 deaths; 53 new cases reported Saturday

  The Saskatchewan government update includes 53 new cases, bringing the overall infection total to 79,387. The seven-day average of new COVID-19 case numbers is 117.

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  Nov 14
• ‘Dire situation’: St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital reaches capacity as COVID-19 cases soar

  There are 154 active cases in the Southwestern Public Health region, with one of the highest cases per 100,000 people in the province.

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  Nov 12
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• COVID-19: 14 cases in London; 58 cases in Elgin Oxford

  Of the 95 active cases, 78 are in London, six each in Strathroy-Caradoc and Lucan Biddulph, two each in Middlesex Centre and Thames Centre, and one pending location.

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  Nov 12
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• MLHU says 10-20% of those eligible have booked a third COVID-19 vaccine shot

  Since expanding booster shot eligibility, the Middlesex London Health Unit is reporting 4,000 to 6,000 appointments have been booked within the first three weeks.

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  Nov 11