Tonka
Well-known member
..-->>http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/713517--city-names-h1n1-vaccine-sites
City names H1N1 vaccine sites
Toronto Public Health released a list this morning of 10 sites where the H1N1 flu vaccine will be available next month.
They will be located at:
- Metro Hall Rotunda, 55 John Street
- North York Civic Centre Members Lounge, 5100 Yonge Street
- Scarborough Civic Centre Rotunda, 150 Borough Drive
- East York Civic Centre (lower level), 850 Coxwell Avenue
- Etobicoke Civic Centre (committee rooms 1, 2 and 3), 399 The West Mall
- Timothy Eaton Business and Tech. Institute Cafeteria, 1251 Bridletowne Circle
- Melody Public School Gym, 24 Strathburn Blvd.
- North Kipling Community Recreational Centre, 2 Roundtree Road
- North Toronto Memorial Community Recreational Centre, 200 Eglinton Ave. West
- Masaryk-Cowan Community Recreational Centre, 220 Cowan Avenue
The clinics are expected to open in the first week of November. Hours of operation are expected to be released shortly.
The federal government is expected to approve the H1N1 vaccine this week, and has already shipped two millions of doses to provinces and territories. As soon as the federal health ministery gives the go-ahead, local authorities will be able to vaccinate priority groups.
Canada's chief public health officer, Dr. David Butler-Jones, did not stray from his commitment to have the vaccine ready by the first week of November, which is what the provinces and territories committed to under a collective agreement, but again left the door open to an earlier start date if the approval process wraps up more quickly than originally anticipated.
Canada has been under pressure to speed the delivery of its 50.4 million doses of H1N1 vaccine, especially since the United States has already begun making its vaccine available.
Butler-Jones said the vaccination start dates might vary across the country due to the logistics involved in running a large-scale immunization campaign.
Toronto will be unable to move up the opening of its clinics from Nov. 3 even if Ottawa comes through with an earlier approval, said Dr. Barbara Yaffe, associate medical officer of health.
"We're still in the process of training staff. We're deploying staff away from their normal work, " Yaffe explained.
There will also be clinics in 25 homeless shelters and public health officials are expected to immunize about 60 per cent of the roughly 2.6 million inhabitants in the city and will deploy more than 500 health-care workers to give immunizations.
Toronto Public Health could make the vaccine available as early as Oct. 26 to staff and patients in hospitals, staff at long-term care facilities and staff and inmates at correctional institutions.
The seasonal flu shot will also be available this year for all Ontarians "who need and want to be vaccinated," according to Toronto Public Health.
However, it stresses that the seasonal flu shot will not protect against the H1N1 virus, and urges patients to talk to health care providers about which vaccination is most appropriate for them and their families.
The public health unit is holding seasonal flu vaccination clinics for seniors starting tomorrow and running until Oct. 31. The vaccine is free, but only for people 65 years and older. No appointment is needed. Dates and hours are available at the City of Toronto website
City names H1N1 vaccine sites
Toronto Public Health released a list this morning of 10 sites where the H1N1 flu vaccine will be available next month.
They will be located at:
- Metro Hall Rotunda, 55 John Street
- North York Civic Centre Members Lounge, 5100 Yonge Street
- Scarborough Civic Centre Rotunda, 150 Borough Drive
- East York Civic Centre (lower level), 850 Coxwell Avenue
- Etobicoke Civic Centre (committee rooms 1, 2 and 3), 399 The West Mall
- Timothy Eaton Business and Tech. Institute Cafeteria, 1251 Bridletowne Circle
- Melody Public School Gym, 24 Strathburn Blvd.
- North Kipling Community Recreational Centre, 2 Roundtree Road
- North Toronto Memorial Community Recreational Centre, 200 Eglinton Ave. West
- Masaryk-Cowan Community Recreational Centre, 220 Cowan Avenue
The clinics are expected to open in the first week of November. Hours of operation are expected to be released shortly.
The federal government is expected to approve the H1N1 vaccine this week, and has already shipped two millions of doses to provinces and territories. As soon as the federal health ministery gives the go-ahead, local authorities will be able to vaccinate priority groups.
Canada's chief public health officer, Dr. David Butler-Jones, did not stray from his commitment to have the vaccine ready by the first week of November, which is what the provinces and territories committed to under a collective agreement, but again left the door open to an earlier start date if the approval process wraps up more quickly than originally anticipated.
Canada has been under pressure to speed the delivery of its 50.4 million doses of H1N1 vaccine, especially since the United States has already begun making its vaccine available.
Butler-Jones said the vaccination start dates might vary across the country due to the logistics involved in running a large-scale immunization campaign.
Toronto will be unable to move up the opening of its clinics from Nov. 3 even if Ottawa comes through with an earlier approval, said Dr. Barbara Yaffe, associate medical officer of health.
"We're still in the process of training staff. We're deploying staff away from their normal work, " Yaffe explained.
There will also be clinics in 25 homeless shelters and public health officials are expected to immunize about 60 per cent of the roughly 2.6 million inhabitants in the city and will deploy more than 500 health-care workers to give immunizations.
Toronto Public Health could make the vaccine available as early as Oct. 26 to staff and patients in hospitals, staff at long-term care facilities and staff and inmates at correctional institutions.
The seasonal flu shot will also be available this year for all Ontarians "who need and want to be vaccinated," according to Toronto Public Health.
However, it stresses that the seasonal flu shot will not protect against the H1N1 virus, and urges patients to talk to health care providers about which vaccination is most appropriate for them and their families.
The public health unit is holding seasonal flu vaccination clinics for seniors starting tomorrow and running until Oct. 31. The vaccine is free, but only for people 65 years and older. No appointment is needed. Dates and hours are available at the City of Toronto website