The provincial government says more than 7,000 people living in Ontario’s Far North have received their first shot of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Solicitor General Sylvia Jones says they want to have the shots finished before the spring melt.
“You know, around this time of year, we start preparing in the Solicitor General’s office emergency responses for remote communities in case flooding occurs as a result of the spring melt,” explains Jones.
“We wanted to make sure these communities were given an opportunity to be vaccinated early to ensure that potential evacuation situations weren’t worsened by possible COVID-19 infections.”
Jones says they have delivered vaccines to more than 21 communities.
