The Woolwich Observer

Vaccine rollout remains slow as region plans for wider distributi­on

- Damon MacLean

ACROSS

1. Hǵ̵

4. Deity

8. Be an omen of

9. Napoleon, e.g.

11. H́˱ͮɟ˪̵ͮʡȻˍɟ

14. ˆǵʡ̿

15. Ėǵ̿ʄɟͮ͝ڂ ɂ́˱ͮʡ˱ɟ˱ͮǵˍڂ

area on Earth

19. Unmanageab­le

22. Sculptor Jean

24. ˆ́̿˪ɟ̿ڂ Ŵ́̿ͮͽʄͽɟ͝ɟ ڂ

ɂ́ˍ́˱ΰ ڂ ڂ˱ʡ Ä˱Ɏʡǵ

25. Bring home

26. Marine eagle

27. Bred as a fox and

vermin hunter

31. Ŵʡˍ́ͮա͝ڂ ǵ˱˱́ͽ˱ɂɟ˪ɟ˱ͮհ ڂ

briefly

32. High guy in Dubai

33. "___ pales in Heaven the

˪́̿˱ʡ˱ʄ ڂͮ͝ǵ̿բյ ڂ Ė́΢ɟˍˍ 34. ˍʄ́˱̻ͽʡǵ˱ڂ Ä˱Ɏʡǵ˱

36. ˆǵʡˍͽ̿ɟ͝

38. Trick taker, often

40. Slash

44. "Trick" joint

46. Break out

48. Noble 86

49. Kitchen meas.

52. Ä˪̵ɟ̿˪ǵ˱ɟ˱ɂɟ

55. 2002 Winter

Olympics locale

57. Advance, slangily

58. Bemoan

59. Be in session

60. H́Ɏǵ̿ʡ́ɂǵˍΰΫ ڂ˪́ͮ́̿ʡͽ͝ 64. a lot of

65. suggesting

66. Sneaky

69. HˍɟΞɟ̿

70. HǵȻȻǵʄɟ

71. Gulf of ___, off the

coast of Yemen

72. Dump

DOWN

1. Dress (up)

2. Big fuss

3. Relating to meteors

5. Arabic for "commander" 6. Official administra­tive

deputy

7. Request

8. Kind of blocker

9. բˆ̿ǵ͝ʡɟ̿բ ڂ ǵɂͮ̿ɟ͝͝ڂŒʡˍ̵ʡ˱ 10. Absurd

12. Dress down

13. One that turns

14. Hue and saturation

16. Arid

17. Œɟ́̿ʄɟ ڂ ǵ̿̿ʡ́͝˱ա͝ڂ

ڂ֝֝֝բ ڂͮÄ ǵ ڂ Ŵʡͮΰբ 18. ˆʡ͝ʎʡ˱ʄհ ڂ̵ɟ̿ʎǵ̵͝

20. Waxed cloth used for

wrapping a corpse

21. Besmirch

22. Biblical shepherd

23. Make ready, briefly 28. Secretary, e.g.

29. Bygone polit. cause 30. Orient again

35. Exuberance

37. Blows a gasket

39. Audience

41. @ǵɎ ڂ Ɏǵΰ ڂ ɿ́̿ڂ Hǵɟ͝ǵ̿

42. Giving medicine

43. Research facil.

45. Select people to

be on a jury

47. Ä˱ڂͮʎɟ ڂ Äͮ͝ʡ̵́ʎ́̿ʡɎǵɟ ڂ

family

49. ԆԐԏԊ ڂ Ŵɟǵɂɟ ڂ ĩ́Ȼɟˍʡͮ͝ 50. Hʎɟɂ˅

51. Ɨ́ͽɂʎհ ڂˆɟɟˍ

53. Hǵ̿Ȼ́˱ǵͮɟɎ ڂ ȻɟΞɟ̿ǵʄɟ 54. Bantu language

56. ڂ˱Ä ǵ ڂˍǵͮʎɟ̿

61. Hʎǵ̵

62. Excellent, in

modern slang

63. All alternativ­e

67. Applesauce

68. Today, in Tijuana

vaccinatio­ns a day. thus far all instances in

In the weekly briefing Waterloo Region have been CLICK SPC CLICK held February 12, she noted the vaccine from Pfizer-BiINoNYTeL­ch, thVe reIgNionY’s pLlan forVa sPaidLHAil­tonN. KS WITH VACCINE AVAILABILI­TY calls

PLANKS “This4isMre­aMlly vTaccHinIe­CK INCREASING­LY wider rollout at clinics as

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THE focus of pandemic supplies allow. dependent. If we continue updates, the region has “Work is underway to with a Pfizer-only model, launched a web-based ensure that when we do numbers are not vaccine distributi­on have steady, transporta­ble achievable. However, we summary providing the vaccine, that we are able to are obviously optimistic public with regular updates. provide 10,000 doses a day.” that there will be, through

The online dashboard The region plans to this plan, other vaccines now includes informatio­n vaccinate residents in three that are approved and/or such as total doses administer­ed, phases, starting with highrisk we also see Moderna. So, I number of people hospital staff and other will always add that caveat, fully vaccinated, per cent healthcare workers and this plan is not looking at a of population fully vaccinated, seniors in care facilities. single vaccine such as we and the number of Eventually, all high-risk have right now,” she said. daily doses, including a adults will be included in “These are estimated

12MM HIGH seven-day rolling average. phase 1, which remains dates based on the original

public1THI­CK $197 GLOSS At midweek, 25,174 doses ongoing. placement of the province, of vaccine had been administer­ed, Phase 2 will expand but our plan... will continue

LAMINATE LAMINATE and 11,582 people distributi­on to include to evolve based on vaccine

b$een ol5der adu7lts, in the region had fully starting with – the availabili­ty of vaccine, vaccinated. The provincial those over 80 and then the type of vaccine and the target for successful working down from there as amount of vaccine that immunizati­on coverage is supplies permit. It will also we do receive within the 75 per cent in each cover frontline essential region.” health jurisdicti­on, though workers and the like. The Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph currently just two per cent goal is to begin those vaccinatio­ns Public Health have been fully vaccinated in March. this week announced it too in the region, meaning a Phase 3 would inoculate has a goal of 10,000 vaccinatio­ns total of 421,500 residents the remaining eligible a day once supplies will have to receive full population, some 120,000 are available. immunizati­on to meet the residents, as early as Medical officer of health provincial goal. August. Dr. Nicola Mercer says the Shirley Hilton, head To get to that stage, the mass immunizati­on will

12X24 POLISHED GLASS & of the region’s vaccine region will need greater be an “all-hands-on-deck”

CARRARA STONE distributi­on task force, says supplies, and doses from approach to make the plan

otherTmaIn­LufEacture­rs, BACKSPLASH the goal remains 10,000 as a reality.

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