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COVID-19
Health Care Provider
Briefing
Middlesex and London Region
June 29, 2021
Welcome
Presenter:
Dr. Alex Summers
Associate Medical Officer of Health
Middlesex-London Health Unit
@alexsummers4
Surveillance Report As of June 28th : • Over 180.8 million COVID-19 cases and over 3.92 million deaths have been reported worldwide. • Over 2.6 billion vaccine doses administered worldwide • 544,414 cases of this illness confirmed in Ontario, including 9,129 deaths • Local: Data source: Ontario Ministry of Health (Ministry) Public Health Case and Contact Management Solution (CCM), extracted 2021-06-22. Data current as of the end of day 2021-06-21.
Variant of Concern (VOC) update
Cases by Reported Date Data source: Ontario Ministry of Health (Ministry) Public Health Case and Contact Management Solution (CCM), extracted 2021-06-22. Data current as of the end of day 2021-06-21.
Outbreaks Outbreaks (as of June 21, 2021): • Congregate Setting = 0 • LTCH/RH/Hospital = 1 (University Hospital 8TU) • Schools/Child Care/Post-secondary in Outbreak:
COVID-19 Vaccine Update
COVID-19 Vaccine Coverage
Roadmap to Reopen – Step 2
Setting-specific requirements:
• Outdoor dining – 6 per table • Day camps / overnight camps
• Essential retail – 50% • Outdoor sport facilities with
• Non-essential retail – 25% spectators – 25%
• Personal care services – 25% • Outdoor concert venues,
• Religious theatres and cinemas with
services/ceremonies – 25% spectators – 25%
(indoors) • Outdoor horse racing and
• Outdoor recreation/fitness – motor speedways with
# able maintain 3m distance spectators – 25%
• Outdoor sports – no contact, • Outdoor fairs, rural
no limit on people exhibitions, festivals – 25%
• Outdoor pools/wading poolsDelta Variant Increase
• Increased incidence in Middlesex-London, presumed to
soon to be the dominant strain in our region
• To ensure maximum protection against COVID-19 and the
Delta variant, Ontarians should should complete their
vaccination series as soon as they can
• PHAC has noted the following about the Delta variant;
• Transmissibility is high
• Disease severity is unknown
• Immunity and re-infection in convalescent patients is low
• Vaccine effectiveness is moderate and better after a
completed series, and
• Surveillance programs have a moderate risk of not detecting
cases.Increased Vaccine Supplies • Largest shipment ever arriving for London- Middlesex this weekend – 42 882 doses Moderna • In addition to: – 19 000 Moderna last week – 25 000 Pfizer this week – 38 000 Moderna this week
Vaccine Interchangeability
• MLHU is receiving a very large shipment of vaccine next
week and has opened accelerated second dose
appointments for all adults who received their first dose on
or before May 30th.
This means that in order to get as many people vaccinated
as soon as possible, any available mRNA vaccine will be
used to fulfill second doses, regardless of what someone
received for their first dose.
• Interchangeability is an important component of delivering
more vaccine to more people as quickly as possible!COVID-19 Vaccine Eligibility:
Second dose schedule
• Shortened interval guidance for MLHU region:
o NEW – ALL individuals who received a first dose of an mRNA
vaccine are now eligible to re-book their second dose appointment
at the 28-day shortened interval
o All individuals who received a first dose of Oxford-AstraZeneca
vaccine are eligible to re-book their second dose appointment at
the 8-12week shortened interval
• Please Note: Individuals will NOT be permitted to receive a second dose
at a shorter interval than the minimum intervals noted above.
• If they book their appointment before the minimal interval has
elapsed between doses, they will be refused the second dose at the
clinic and need to re-book their second dose appointmentLast weeks Provincial Announcement
COVID-19 Vaccine Booking System
Book online or call:
www.covidvaccinelm.ca/
226-289-3560
You can now re-book a second dose appointment at any
MLHU mass vaccination clinic location!
Now available through the online booking system:
• Re-booking scheduled second doses (Gate 4)
• Received first dose elsewhere and want to book a second
dose through MLHU mass vax (Gate 5)
• Cancel previously-scheduled second dose (Gate 6)
• Community pop-up clinics, June 21 to July 6 (Gate 7)Cancelling a Second Dose Appointment
If you booked only one appointment with the same contact
information:
• Go to covidvaccinelm.ca, Gate 6: Option 1
If you booked multiple appointments with the same contact
information:
• Email covidcancel@mlhu.on.ca, and provide the following:
o First and last name of the person holding the appointment
o Email address OR cell phone number used to book the
appointment
o Date, time and location of appointment needing to be cancelled
o *Provide this information for each person/appointment being
cancelled
• Call Vaccine Cancellation Line: 519-963-4136School-based COVID-19
vaccination pop-up clinics
• MLHU continues to host school-based Pop-Up Community
Clinics
o Hosted at select London and Middlesex County schools
o Walk-in appointments available
o Primarily for residents of the community where the clinics
are located and who have faced challenges reaching a
mass vaccination clinic.
o Clinics offering second doses have been booked at 56-day
interval from their first dose
o Please Note: Youth can re-book shortened interval
second dose at a mass vaccination clinic for 28 days
after first dose.Pop Up COVID-19 vaccination
clinicsCOVID-19 Vaccine
administration errors
• The Ministry of Health has developed COVID-19 Vaccine
Administration Errors and Deviations Guidance for
healthcare providers.
• Upon identification of an error, these are the key steps to
take;
o Inform the vaccine recipient,
o Complete Ontario’s AEFI reporting form, if the error results in an
AEFI, and send it to the Health Unit,
o Determine how the error occurred
o In consultation with public health, consider serological testing to
assess vaccine-induced immunity in consultation with public health
o Report to supervisor/employer, professional body, the Canadian
Medication Incident Reporting and Prevention System (CMIRPS), and
to the Middlesex-London Health Unit (only if there was an AEFI).Transportation to vaccination
appointment
• Accessible Drive-to-Vaccines program from the Ontario Community
Support Association.
• This program provides door-to-door rides to vaccination sites for people
with disabilities, including seniors with mobility issues, who face
challenges accessing safe transportation.
• To be eligible, individuals must:
o Have a vaccine appointment booked for the date they are requesting
transportation;
o Be a person with a disability, including physical, mental, developmental,
learning, mobility, vision, or hearing impairment; and
o Have limited or no access to safe and accessible transportation or face
barriers to getting to/from a COVID-19 vaccine appointment
• Please Note: Individuals must submit their ride request at least
48 hours before their vaccination appointmentTravel Restrictions • Effective July 5, fully vaccinated travellers entering Canada are exempt from quarantine and day 8 test
COVID-19 vaccination support
Schools and childcare Decision Tool for COVID-19 Vaccines & You Parents/Caregivers Guide for Youth Aged 12-17
Canada Day • For those who choose to celebrate Canada Day, here are some public health and safety recommendations to follow in order to prevent the potential spread of COVID-19.
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forwardQuestions? • Ask using chat function now, or after the webinar at: healthcareproviders@mlhu.on.ca • For urgent matters please call the Health Unit’s main line at 519-663-5317. • For more information www.healthunit.com/healthcare- providers
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