?“We now rank number three in the G-20 in doses administered per capita,” said the Prime Minister on Tuesday, May 25, 2021?Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau?indicated?that “almost 50 percent of eligible adults have received at least one shot.”?He confirmed that “by the summer, we’ll have enough vaccines so that every eligible Canadian will have gotten their first dose.”?
?With vaccination?going steady in Ontario and the rest of Canada, vaccines?are?also available?to?youth?as young as?12?years old,?the province is?preparing?for?a?safer?summer with fewer restrictions:?
In-person classes,?and?increased?number of?allowed?outdoor and indoor?activities?
Lockdown restrictions on Outdoor Recreation?have been?lifted?
As vaccination rates go up amongst eligible age?groups, Ontario has a?3-Step?Re-opening?Plan?ready to?ease?lockdown?restrictions?and?re-open businesses:?
Step 1?– at least?60%?of adults?vaccinated?with one dose?
Step 2 –?at least?70%?of adults?vaccinated?with one dose?and?20% fully vaccinated?
Step 3 –?70 to?80%?of adults?vaccinated?with one dose?and?25% fully vaccinated?
On May 22, Saturday?–?Outdoor recreation?amenities?opened?and outdoor gathering limits increased?to 5.??On June 2, Wednesday?–?The?current?stay-at-home order?ends.??By June 14, Monday –?based on current public health trends,?Step 1 is expected to be in place.??CIC’s?classes?in the May session?will remain online?with live teaching?until?further notice.??
CIC Employees and Students Getting Vaccinated?
Ontarians continue to be vaccinated in record numbers every day with additional vaccine shipments arriving often:?
All?CIC employees?are now eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine, which means that many of our?employees?have already been and will be vaccinated in the next few weeks.?
CIC Students?18 or older?are already eligible to get their vaccines.?
Starting May 31st,?CIC students?between the ages of?12 and 17?will be eligible to get vaccinated?as well.?
CIC?has own?COVID-19 Test?Centre for Better Safety?
COVID-19 PCR testing is?currently being used for:??
Our students in quarantine, students who?are not?feeling well, and??
Our staff that need clearance or surveillance before reporting to work?
Our Medical Team has?newly launched rapid COVID-19?PCR?testing devices?in?all?CIC Residence and?Academic buildings.?The devices?give?us the ability to test staff and students for COVID-19 whether they are symptomatic or asymptomatic. It gives the test results in 15 minutes on the spot.?We are?using?these devices?as?an extra measurement of safety and protection?for?our?students and staff.??CIC’s Nurse Supervisor May Kim is confident that?the?device brings many benefits to the CIC Community:??“We?now have the benefit of getting the results within 15 minutes of performing the test so we can act faster depending on the results.?This decreases the number of days that will take for us to perform contact tracing if there is a positive case.?This test?provides?better?protection?for?our students and staff by screening.”?
