The newly launched “VaxTO” campaign to connect residents with #COVID19 vaccination appointments and info continues to roll out. Starting today, nearly 650,000 broadcast voice message calls from @johnTory will be sent to phones in priority neighbourhoods.
The campaign's first major event, a telephone town hall, is scheduled for Wed, Jun 2 at 6 p.m. The event will provide Torontonians with an opportunity to ask questions related to the #COVID19 vaccination program directly to @epdevilla@JohnTory and @ChiefPeggTFS.
Since the campaign launched on Wed, the City has received 1,000+ texts per day to the text line from #Toronto residents looking to access resources. By texting “VACCINE” to 1-833-750-0888, residents can be connected with appointments & info, with more functionality soon to come.
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As of this morning, the City of Toronto and Team Toronto vaccination partners have administered a first dose of COVID-19 vaccine to more than 50 per cent of Torontonians age 16 to 19.
Many of the 62,601 people age 16 to 19 who have now received their first dose of vaccine were vaccinated within the last week at one of the City-run, partner-run or pop-up clinics held across Toronto.
The City is reminding all residents to follow provincial regulations, City bylaws and @TOPublicHealth advice to help protect against the spread of #COVID19. Limit non-essential travel, wear a mask, maintain a physical distancing and get vaccinated as soon as possible.
The City is working to ensure parks and beaches remain open and accessible for the vast majority of Toronto residents who are following the rules and want to safely enjoy outdoor spaces.
The City continues to assist and protect people experiencing homelessness through #COVID19 immunization, an increased focus on infection and prevention control (IPAC) measures in the shelter system, a pilot COVID-19 rapid testing program for new admissions.
To date, approximately 7,500 vaccine doses have been administered to people experiencing homelessness and people who are precariously housed, as well as people working in the homelessness and housing sector through on-site clinics in shelters or mobile clinics in the community.
The City of Toronto and Team Toronto vaccination partners have launched a “Homebound Sprint” to deliver first doses of COVID-19 vaccine to all remaining homebound Toronto residents.
The team focused on vaccinating homebound Torontonians in their place of residence has already administered a first dose of COVID-19 vaccine to more than 65 per cent of those residents, in many cases also vaccinating the resident’s essential caregiver at the same time.
The City of Toronto today announced that ActiveTO major weekend road closures occurring this Saturday and Sunday will include part of Lake Shore Boulevard East and roads within High Park.
The new ActiveTO Bayview on-street, multi-use trail is also available to make more space for people outside and Toronto’s more than 1,500 parks remain open for exercise every day of the week.
#CityOfTO Long Weekend Dose Drive vaccinating thousands this weekend, 5,357 appointments still available today and Victoria Day Monday. News release: toronto.ca/news/city-of-t…
This Victoria Day long weekend, the City of Toronto is encouraging residents to get vaccinated as part of the Long Weekend Dose Drive across the network of nine City-run immunization clinics.
More than 22,518 people were vaccinated at City-operated clinics on Friday and Saturday – they join the more than 1.9 million people who have already received their first dose from Team Toronto.