Ontario reports?its?lowest COVID-19 new case numbers in more than?ten?months as?Canada?accelerates vaccination having?over?78.6%?of the eligible population vaccinated?(as of July 23, 2021)?with one dose and?over 50% fully vaccinated.?
The country and?provinces?are?easing COVID restrictions.The province’s “”?Step?Three?began on?Friday, July 16t, a few days earlier than expected due to the successful vaccine rollout and ongoing improvements in public health trends.?
Step?Three?Reopening?includes:?
- Gyms,?Sport facilities, Museums,?and?Movie?Theatres?can reopen with 50% capacity?indoors?
- Outdoor gatherings and public events of up to?100?people?
- Indoor social gathering and events with up to?25?people?
- Retail stores can open to capacity limit that allows for social distancing?
Hamilton Has Walk-in Vaccination Clinics and? Lowest COVID Case Numbers?
Hamilton residents do not need to book their vaccine appointment?in the Mass Vaccination Clinics?in the city, as they are now offering walk-ins for the first dose.?The?measure?provides?a?boost to vaccination rates and?increased?accessibility?to the vaccine?for?Hamiltonians. Additionally,?the?increase of the?vaccine coverage?helps?to?prevent?the spread of the delta?variant.?
As of July?19, the vaccination?progress for those with at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine?in?Hamilton is?76%?of the population?18?years old or older.??
An impressive?60% of this?population group is fully?vaccinated.??
Source:?Public Health Hamilton???
The City of Hamilton continues to see the?improvement of the Covid-19 situation,?reaching the lowest number of new cases?since September 19, with only 3 new cases?on July 12.?Below you can find the?statistics?from July?8 to 14?for Hamilton.??
Source:?Public Health Hamilton??
CIC?Nurses?Provide?Vaccination to 12+?Students,?Staff?and?Their?Immediate?Family??
Students returning to CIC Residence with one dose,?or without a COVID-19 vaccine,?will be eligible to receive it in the comfort of their Residence or Academic Building. Parents must send a signed COVID-19 vaccination consent.?
CIC students who have received their first dose at CIC will be eligible to?book their second dose?appointments at a faster date if at least?28 days?has?passed?since their first dose.?
CIC?Nurses are offering vaccination for first or second doses to all students, staff and?their?direct family member living in the same household. CIC is joining the efforts to keep?our community safe with lower covid cases and higher vaccination rates.?
CIC Students?Exempted?from Quarantine?when?Fully Vaccinated?
International travellers who are currently eligible to enter Canada must have proof of vaccination with?one of the 4 vaccines approved by Health Canada?to qualify for exemption: Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca and Janssen.??
The Canadian Government announced that?fully vaccinated?travellers?coming to Canada 14 days or more after receiving the second dose will be?exempt from?the?14-days quarantine.??
Fully vaccinated CIC students?meeting the above requirements who are?returning to Residence this Summer and Fall will be released from quarantine after receiving a COVID-19 negative test and clearance from CIC’s Medical Team.?
Linden Hall is CIC’s Dedicated Residence for Quarantine??
All arriving students,?new or returning,?coming back to CIC from abroad or?any part of Canada,?are required to proceed to?check-in at?Linden Hall for Quarantine?–?55 Catharine Street South, Hamilton.?
To protect all students:?
New?and?returning?students?are?NOT?allowed to enter?Pine Boys/Pine Girls?Residence?without?completing the?Mandatory?Quarantine?period?required?by?Public Health.?
