Public health officials are cautioning residents to be wary of COVID-19 vaccine-related scams circulating throughout the Sarnia area.
Author of the article:
Join the conversation
Article content
Public health officials are cautioning residents to be wary of COVID-19 vaccine-related scams circulating throughout the Sarnia area.
Lambton public health officials said Friday they’ve heard “several reports” of seniors being contacted since the local online booking system and call centre opened Thursday to residents age 90 and older.
Donna Schmidtmeyer, the health unit’s supervisor of health promotion, said they don’t charge fees to register or to get the vaccine.
“We will not ask you for any financial information whatsoever,” she said in a statement. “And, unless you have called (public health) to pre-register for the vaccine directly or signed up for the pre-registration using our online platform, no one should contact you and ask for any personal information.”
The health unit urged people to check the source of COVID-19 information they’re receiving.
“If you’re unsure or your gut is telling you something is off, it probably is,” the health unit said.
Article content
People are encouraged to call Lambton public health at 519-383-8331 for accurate information.
The warning came amid the province releasing details Friday on the second phase of its vaccine distribution plan. A larger list of Ontarians – people between the ages of 60 and 79 and those with specific health conditions or who can’t work from home – will be included as officials aim to vaccinate nine-million residents between April and July.
More than 4,300 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been distributed to Sarnia-area residents – mainly into the arms of seniors and front-line health-care workers and caregivers – as of Wednesday. That figure is expected to climb as fixed-site clinics and mobile teams continue to distribute doses.
The number of COVID-19 cases also climbed Friday, with 122 considered active – nearly double from two days ago – while the overall caseload climbed 24 to 2,187.
A recent spread of the virus at Kettle and Stony Point has contributed to the sudden spike as the community had 26 active cases as of Thursday. Lambton public health’s top medical official said they’re working closely with the First Nation to trace close contacts and to set up a vaccine clinic there.
But a health unit spokesperson said Friday via email the situation is not officially classified as an outbreak. An emergency shelter, the jail, a retirement home and a long-term care facility in Sarnia as well as an unidentified local business and a retirement home in Lambton Shores were all dealing with official outbreaks. The number of cases connected to those facilities has held steady in recent days.
Eight Lambton Kent District and five St. Clair Catholic District school board schools had at least one case linked to them Friday, but they were all still open.
Ontario said Friday it will shift some health units to different colours in its colour-coded restriction system starting next week, but Lambton will stay in red.
https://news.google.com/__i/rss/rd/articles/CBMiYGh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnN0cmF0Zm9yZGJlYWNvbmhlcmFsZC5jb20vbmV3cy9sYW1idG9uLXB1YmxpYy1oZWFsdGgtd2FybnMtb2YtY292aWQtMTktdmFjY2luZS1zY2Ftc9IBjgFodHRwczovL3d3dy5zdHJhdGZvcmRiZWFjb25oZXJhbGQuY29tL25ld3MvbGFtYnRvbi1wdWJsaWMtaGVhbHRoLXdhcm5zLW9mLWNvdmlkLTE5LXZhY2NpbmUtc2NhbXMvd2NtL2IxNmFiYjUyLWI5N2ItNGMzNi1iZWUxLTQ1NDYyOTQxNjk0OC9hbXAv?oc=5
2021-03-05 22:08:14Z
52781419225322
Tidak ada komentar:
Posting Komentar