75% of people in Waterloo region have received 2 doses of COVID-19 vaccine
CBC
Three-quarters of the population in Waterloo region have received two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, public health reported Tuesday.
It's actually the second time the region has reached the milestone.
The first time was on Oct. 26, but the population numbers were adjusted earlier this month to reflect more recent data from Statistics Canada, which increased the number of people living in Waterloo region by more than 16,000. The numbers also now include university and college students.
The region reported on Tuesday that 79.21 per cent of eligible people, those aged five and older, have received two doses of COVID-19 vaccine. It would take more than 61,000 more doses for the region to reach 90 per cent of residents who had been double-inoculated. That's unlikely to happen until January 2022 or later, when children aged five to 11 will begin to be eligible for second doses.
There were 21 new COVID-19 cases reported in Waterloo region on Tuesday.
Public health reported there were 231 active cases.
There were 11 people in the region's three hospitals who were infectious with the virus. There were also five people in the intensive care unit. The region notes that people in ICU may no longer be infectious with COVID-19 but continue to require specialized care.
There were no new deaths reported.
There were 10 active outbreaks in the region including one at a school, one at a child care and eight at workplaces:
The Waterloo Region District School Board announced Tuesday afternoon there was also an outbreak at Cedar Creek Public School in Ayr. It involves one classroom and is not a school-wide outbreak, the board noted.
Two school-based clinics have been planned for children this week:
The region announced on Tuesday more school-based clinics have been scheduled for children aged five to 11.
After-school vaccination clinics will run from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. on the following days and locations:
Full-day school vaccination clinics will run from 9:15 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. on the following days and locations:
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