COVID-19 Update for January 5 – 2:00PM
January 5, 2021
Ontario’s government is committing to provide COVID-19 vaccinations to all residents, health care workers and essential caregivers at long-term care homes in several priority regions by January 21, 2021.
The announcement was made today by Retired Gen. Rick Hillier, who heads the Ministers’ COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Task Force.
Long-term care homes in Toronto, Peel, York and Windsor-Essex, which are experiencing high levels of COVID-19 transmission, will be included in the accelerated roll-out plan.