COVID Response and Vaccination

Key Accomplishments

• Maintained case and contact management throughout the second and third waves of COVID-19, within internal surge capacity processes.
• All initial calls to positive cases made within 24 hours.
• Responded to and managed outbreaks within workplaces, long term care and retirement homes, schools and daycares and other congregate settings as necessary.

Next Actions/Milestones

• Continue to respond to cases of COVID-19 as per provincial guidance, specifically, the Health Unit manages outbreaks at high risk settings (eg: long term care, congregate settings). General contract tracing has been ceased as per provincial guidance

Key Accomplishments

• Managing positive cases of COVID among Migrant Farm Workers and outbreak management support for farms as necessary.

Next Actions/Milestones

• The Health Unit responds to positive cases and outbreaks on farms as necessary and as per the provincial guidance documents.

Key Accomplishments

• Established the Haldimand Norfolk Vaccine Task Force with partners from the local hospitals, health care sector and primary care.
• Established 3 mass vaccination centres at Norfolk General Hospital, Delhi Arena and Cayuga Arena.
• Transition the Cayuga site to the “hockey hub” model to increase vaccination capacity to more than 1000 doses per day.
• Established pop up clinics at workplaces and other sites within Haldimand and Norfolk to meet increasing demand. Continue to roll out vaccination program as per provincial regulations.

Next Milestones

• Vaccination program continues with a focus on booster doses, infant and paediatric vaccinations as per provincial direction
• As of October 19, 2022, 78.3% of Haldimand & Norfolk residents ages 6 months and older have received at least one dose of vaccine, 75.9% have been fully vaccinated with 2 doses, 48.9% of residents 5 years and older have received 3 doses. 21.7% of the population remain unvaccinated..