The Porcupine Health Unit has announced its next step in vaccinating health care workers in the region.
Health care workers can pre-register for the vaccine online here. When a clinic opens up in the community, people who pre-register will be notified by email.
"Everyone in the PHU region is a priority and everyone who wants a vaccine will get a vaccine. Because the vaccine arrives in waves, there isn’t enough vaccine to immunize everyone at the same time. We are still planning clinics for the many groups in Phase 1," reads the news release.
New clinics will also be shared on the health unit's website, as well as on social media.
To date, there have been 344 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the region. Of those, 318 are recovered and 25 people have died. There is one known active case in Timmins.
There are COVID-19 assessment centres in Timmins, Cochrane, Iroquois Falls, Kapuskasing, Smooth Rock Falls, Hearst, and Hornepayne.
The Porcupine Health Unit COVID-19 information line can be reached at 705-267-1181 or 1-800-461-1818.
