With the Christmas season getting underway, Ottawa’s medical officer of health is urging people to avoid crowded places and close contact with people outside their household to help limit the spread of COVID-19 and protect loved ones over the holidays.
And while the first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine were administered to health care workers in Ottawa this week, Dr. Etches states that it will take “many months” to vaccinate a large segment of the population.
In a statement by Dr. Etches to the Council, it outlined the COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan and looking ahead to the holiday season.
Ottawa Public Health is recommending people only celebrate the holiday with members of their household and avoid travel.
The first health care workers in Ottawa’s long-term care homes were vaccinated with the COVID-19 vaccine this week.
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For more information about face masks, check out these sources:
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/coronavirus/in-depth/coronavirus-mask/art-20485449
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2020/09/30/mask-guidelines-covid-faq/?arc404=true