106 Year Old Elizabeth Campbell First To Receive COVID-19 Vaccine In Peterborough

Fairhaven Long-Term Care Home (LTCH) was the first facility to receive the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in the Peterborough region.

Elizabeth Campbell, aged 106, a resident at Fairhaven LTCH, received the first dose on Tuesday afternoon (January 26th) from Lori Rowsell, Infection Prevention and Control Practitioner at Fairhaven.

“This is an exciting day for Peterborough,” says Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Rosana Salvaterra. “Immunizing long-term care home residents with the COVID- 19 vaccine is the first step to seeing our vulnerable populations protected against COVID-19.”

Lori Rowsell administering Moderna vaccine to Elizabeth Campbell (photo courtesy Peterborough Public health)

The Ministry of Health prioritized LTCHs as the first setting to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in Ontario. All public health units are required to vaccinate LTCH residents with their first dose by February 5th.

Depending on vaccine supply coming into the region, Peterborough Public Health will be vaccinating the entire population of LTCH residents (approximately 1,100 individuals) in the coming two weeks.

The Peterborough Interagency COVID-19 Vaccine Planning Team is working to determine the next population in Peterborough to receive the vaccine. This will depend on a number of criteria including provincial guidelines, COVID-19 risk for each population, and supply of the vaccine locally.

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Peterborough Region Just Received Its First Supply of Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine

Peterborough Public Health (PPH) and Peterborough Regional Health Centre (PRHC) are pleased to share that the first local supply of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine has been received.

The supply was delivered to PRHC on Monday morning (January 25th) and administration of the vaccine to long-term care home (LTCH) residents is set to begin on Tuesday (January 26). In alignment with provincial strategy, PRHC and PPH will work together to support the administration of the COVID-19 vaccine. The first 500 doses of the vaccine are to be administered to long-term care home residents.

Photo courtesy PRHC

in this community. LTCHs and Retirement Homes deemed high-risk have been prioritized in the province as the population with highest risk for COVID-19 related complications. It is for this reason that LTCHs will be the first to receive the vaccine in Peterborough. There are no high-risk retirement homes in Peterborough.

Logistical planning for phase 1 of the vaccine rollout began in late December 2020. PPH and PRHC in collaboration with various other community groups are continuing this planning to expand immunization as supply allows. Communication on further expansion of COVID-19 immunization in Peterborough will be released as plans become finalized, according to Peterborough Public Health.

Learn more about Ontario’s COVID-19 vaccination program and the rollout of the vaccine locally by visiting peterboroughpublichealth.ca.

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