Barrie, Ont. –
Simcoe Muskoka mother and father booked over 6,000 pediatric doses of the COVID-19 vaccine for youngsters 5 to 11 in simply in the future.
By Wednesday morning, the Simcoe Muskoka District Well being Unit (SMDHU) stated roughly 6,750 appointments had been booked as much as Dec. 10, which does not embody these made at taking part pharmacies.
There are roughly 43,773 youngsters aged 5 to 11 residing in Simcoe Muskoka.
Moreover, SMDHU stated clinics for Friday and Saturday had been booked, and over 80 per cent of appointments for subsequent week had been stuffed.
In keeping with latest knowledge, one-quarter of COVID-19 circumstances are in youngsters below 12.
Simcoe Muskoka has practically two dozen college outbreaks. The well being unit attributes most to shut contact within the family.
To raised defend the youthful inhabitants, the area’s medical officer of well being revised the 10-day isolation rule to incorporate these 18 years and youthful who will not be totally vaccinated and dwell in the identical home with an unvaccinated individual recognized as an in depth contact with a constructive case.
The brand new security measure is to keep away from closing colleges and cut back the case counts among the many youthful inhabitants.
“In-person studying is crucial for the general well-being of kids and youth, and preserving colleges open is considered one of our highest priorities,” stated Dr. Charles Gardner.
“This extra public well being measure goals to lower the variety of asymptomatic youngsters coming into the faculties, which in flip will defend extra scholar cohorts and decrease studying disruptions attributable to COVID-19,” he added.
Mother and father and caregivers can ebook a COVID-19 vaccine appointment on-line by the provincial portal.
Vaccinations are additionally out there at taking part pharmacies.
