In the earlier months of COVID-19 vaccine rollout, the Marathon Family Health Team (MFHT) was in an ideal position to efficiently and effectively administer the COVID-19 vaccine to the majority of the eligible population in Marathon. Because of this, and our commitment to providing timely and local access to the vaccine, we took on the…
The Marathon Family Health Team strongly encourages all eligible individuals in our communities to get vaccinated against COVID-19. We recognize that the vaccines are not perfect, but they are our best defense against COVID-19. A recent report from the Ontario Science Table reveals that unvaccinated people have a 7x higher risk of symptomatic COVID-19 disease,…
October 1, 2021 – The Marathon Family Health Team administered 30 first doses, 44 second doses and 4 third doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine on September 29th for a total of 78 doses. Currently, a total of 3066 first doses and 2853 second doses have been administered in our catchment population. This means that…
October 1, 2021 – The placement on the Regional COVID-19 Vaccination Leaderboard has remained status quo, but the percentages of 1st and 2nd doses administered in each community continues to increase. In most communities, over 74% of the 12+ population is fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Thank you to everyone who has made the choice to…
August 27, 2021 – The Marathon Family Health Team (MFHT) administered 60 doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine on August 26th, including 30 first doses and 30 second doses. Overall, 2969 first doses and 2723 second doses have been administered to the eligible population in our catchment area. This means that 78% of our 12+…
There has been some movement on the Regional COVID-19 Vaccination Leaderboard! The Terrace Bay and Schreiber area has stayed on top, but the Nipigon and Marathon areas have jumped to 2nd and 3rd place, respectively. Thank you to those who have done their part and rolled up their sleeve to get vaccinated. Let’s see if…
On July 8th, the Marathon Family Health Team (MFHT) administered a total of 552 doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, which is a new personal best! The MFHT would like to thank the North of Superior Healthcare Group, the Biigtigong Nishnaabeg Health Centre, Ontario Mine Rescue, the Town of Marathon and our fantastic volunteers for…
June 24, 2021 – The Marathon Family Health Team (MFHT) is pleased to announce that another 504 COVID-19 vaccines were administered in Marathon on June 24th, 2021, including 492 doses of the Moderna vaccine for adults 18 years and older and 12 doses of the Pfizer vaccine for youth 12 to 17 years of age.…
It has been announced that there will be a delay in Ontario’s Pfizer vaccine delivery this week, which will impact the Marathon Family Health Team’s upcoming vaccination event on June 24th. We have been advised by the Thunder Bay District Health Unit (TBDHU) that some Pfizer vaccines will be available for the youth who are…
The Marathon Family Health Team (MFHT) will be offering two more COVID-19 Immunization Clinics in the month of June. The upcoming clinics will be taking place on June 17th and June 24th, 2021, and about 350 doses of the vaccine are expected for each clinic. Eligibility criteria for first and second doses of the COVID-19…