Lakeridge Health has announced the first Covid-19 vaccines in Durham have been administered to residents of Orchard Villa Long-Term Care & Retirement Home and Sunnycrest Nursing Home.
Lakeridge Health is one of 19 Ontario hospitals providing Covid-19 vaccines in Phase One of Ontario’s three-phase vaccine implementation plan.
The first to receive the vaccine was Dorothy Nancarrow, a resident of Orchard Villa. Originally from Stayly Bridge, United Kingdom, Dorothy came to Canada to raise her family in British Columbia before moving to Ontario in the mid-1960’s. Dorothy has lived in Orchard Villa Long-Term Care Home for the last three years.
“I feel grateful to receive the Covid-19 vaccine. I know it will help keep my family and myself safe,” said Nancarrow.
“The collaboration among our provincial and regional health partners in coordinating and delivering the much-anticipated Covid-19 vaccine has enabled Lakeridge Health to make good progress in distributing the vaccine to priority populations in Durham Region,” said Cynthia Davis, President and CEO, Lakeridge Health. “We are particularly pleased to offer residents of Orchard Villa vaccines today, given the extensive support our teams have provided to this home over the past several months.”