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Porcupine Region's COVID-19 cases surge while providers like Kapuskasing and Timmins Academic FHTs provide AstraZeneca Vaccines

Timmins Today published April 20, 2021

By Maija HoggettTimmins Today

With a significant surge of COVID-19 cases across the Porcupine Health Unit region, medical officer of health Dr. Lianne Catton says people are sharing it amongst themselves in the north.

City of Lakes FHT part of Sudbury pilot project for AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccination Clinics

CTV News Northern Ontario published April 15, 2021

By Alana Everson, CTV News Northern Ontario VideoJournalist

SUDBURY -- There are some new options opening up for people to get the COVID-19 vaccine. In Sudbury, a family health team is part of a pilot project administering the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.

The first vaccination clinic was Monday.

Provincial AstraZeneca Primary Care Pilot launches amongst Dufferin County, Wellington & Guelph FHTs

Yahoo News article published March 18, 2021

By Paula Brown, Shelburne Free Press

Residents in Dufferin County, Wellington, and Guelph between the ages of 60 and 64 will now have access to the AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 vaccine through their family doctor.