Tag: vaccines
Letters to the Editor: Jan. 28
Protest convoy on road to nowhere
Grey-Bruce likely will see more COVID deaths: Arra
Another death due to COVID-19 reported Thursday by the Grey-Bruce Health Unit brought the total to 34 local deaths during the pandemic. There have been six deaths reported among Grey-Bruce residents in the past week, representing 21 per cent of the total deaths attributed to the pandemic virus. Dr. Ian Arra, the medical officer of […]
COVID vaccine clinics popping up at 10 city schools starting Monday
The London-area health unit is ramping up its mobile COVID-19 vaccination efforts with pop-up clinics in schools starting Monday.
Anti-vaccine mandate convoy draws hundreds to south London truck stop
A boisterous crowd opposing Canada’s new COVID-19 vaccine mandate for truckers gathered near Hwy. 401 at London’s southern edge Thursday morning, awaiting a rolling protest bound for Ottawa.
Police warn of possible delays as anti-vax truckers roll through London
A rolling protest against vaccine mandates for truckers will steam through Southwestern Ontario Thursday, with groups leaving Windsor and Sarnia early in the morning.
Sims: Proof of vaccination for kids may move needle on lagging rates
It’s taken months, but Middlesex-London officially passed the magical threshold of 90 per cent coverage for two doses of COVID-19 vaccine.
Sims: Mobile vaccine clinics ensuring no one is left behind
This is how public health makes every shot count.
Sims: Even as Omicron’s peak passes, vaccine push remains crucial
Has anyone else noticed this week, just as we are peaking with Omicron, public health is back to pleading with people to get their booster shots?
City of London criticized for ‘good faith’ acceptance of vaccine exemptions
There are no immediate plans to update city hall’s COVID-19 vaccine policy, despite a process to apply for exemptions that one expert in politics says is a clear “way out” for employees to avoid getting the shot.
Letters to the Editor: Jan. 15
Show some patience, decency, motorists