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COVID-19 vaccine bookings for 80-plus group fill up in under two hours

The Middlesex-London Health Unit saw tremendous response after opening up vaccinations to area residents over the age of 80.

Tavistock, Ont.'s Earl Morrison, a resident at PeopleCare, receives his first-dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccination Jan. 12, 2021. Morrison was one of the first long-term care home residents in the Southwestern Public Health region to receive the vaccine. (Source: PeopleCare Tavistock)

Dozen new COVID-19 cases in Middlesex-London, three in Elgin-Oxford

The Middlesex-London Health Unit (MLHU) is reporting 12 new COVID-19 cases, while Southwestern Public Health (SWPH) is reporting just three on Tuesday. No new deaths were reported.

COVID-19 cases by reported date are seen in this graph from the Middlesex-London Health Unit captured Tuesday, March 2, 2021.

Council approves Memorial Centre as mass vaccination site in St. Thomas, Ont.

Southwestern Public Health (SWPH) is getting set to start putting needles in arms by the middle of March.

Work is underway inside the St. Thomas Elgin Memorial Arena in St. Thomas, Ont. on Tuesday, March 2, 2021. (Brent Lale / CTV News)

Sarnia restaurant owner calling for capacity-based COVID-19 rules

A Sarnia restaurant owner is calling out the provincial government over the COVID-19 response framework.

London police investigating two instances of gunshots in the city

London police are investigating two separate incidents where shots were fired early Tuesday morning.

Head-on crash sends three people to hospital north of Listowel

Three people were injured following a head-on crash Tuesday morning near Listowel.

Suspect pulls out knife when asked to leave apartment building: London police

A London man has been charged with assault with a weapon after he allegedly attacked another man in an apartment building.

Dozens of tires slashed on vehicles in Woodstock: police

Woodstock police are investigating after several vehicles in a north-end neighbourhood had their tires slashed over the weekend.

Paramedic home care program expands to London and Middlesex County

The provincial government has announced it will spend nearly $6 million to keep local seniors and the chronically ill in their own homes longer.

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A look at the mixed messages and confusion surrounding the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine

Federal officials stress the fact Canada now has three vaccines that can drive down hospitalizations and deaths due to COVID-19.

A nurse prepares to administer a dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine at a health-care centre in Seoul Friday, Feb. 26, 2021. (Jung Yeon-je /Pool Photo via AP)

Nearly 945K vaccine doses arriving this week, including first from AstraZeneca: Anand

As provinces and territories weigh how they'll handle administering the AstraZeneca doses after a national advisory committee cautioned against giving them to people aged 65 and up, Procurement Minister Anita Anand said the first 500,000 doses are set to land in Canada on Wednesday.

Why you probably still shouldn't worry about surface transmission of the coronavirus

Despite the rise of coronavirus variants that can spread more easily, experts say the risk of surface transmission of the virus continues to be negligible.

Biden vows enough vaccine for all U.S. adults by end of May

U.S. President Joe Biden said Tuesday the U.S. expects to take delivery of enough coronavirus vaccine for all adults by the end of May -- two months earlier than anticipated -- and he pushed states to get at least one shot into the arms of teachers by the end of May to hasten school reopenings.