COVID-19

GUELPH – The local health unit may have to temporarily close its COVID-19 vaccination centres in a week’s time due a shortage of vaccines.

TORONTO — The local health unit is not one of three that will be moving to a different level of the province’s COVID-19 framework next week, despite COVID-19 indicator data that qualifies the region for the orange level.

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Local public health officials continue to stress the benefits and safety of COVID-19 vaccines, noting AstraZeneca vaccines that may be connected to blood clots in European recipients are not the ones being shipped to Canada.

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH) has expanded its mandatory mask order to include common areas of multi-unit dwellings and staff-only areas of businesses.

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Social service agencies in the county will receive another round of provincial funding to help the area's most vulnerable residents through the COVID-19 pandemic. The province is providing the County of Wellington with nearly $2.7 million from its Social Services Relief Fund.

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Development of an action plan to help Wellington County businesses recover from COVID-19 pandemic impacts is moving ahead.

GUELPH – Both the Upper Grand and Wellington Catholic district school boards started COVID-19 testing of asymptomatic staff and students on March 11.

MINTO – The province is investigating reports that one of its inspectors visited at least one local business unmasked during an inspection blitz to check for compliance with COVID-19 pandemic-related orders.

MINTO – Proceeds from the fifth annual Andersons’ Community Christmas event will be shared between the Clifford Rotary Club and Big Brothers, Big Sisters North Wellington.

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GUELPH – Two days after announcing that people aged 70 and over can pre-register for the COVID-19 vaccine, public health has opened the process to people aged 60 and up. On March 10, WDGPH announced that people in Phase 2 of the province's plan can pre-register.

GUELPH – People aged 70 and older can now pre-register for COVID-19 vaccines. But that doesn’t move this new age group to the front of the line just yet.

WELLINGTON COUNTY – As of March 9, 14 schools in the Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH) region, including one in Wellington County, are reporting active COVID-19 cases.