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Niagara Health Expanding Vaccine Statistics

Will now report whether COVID patients are vaxed or not

Niagara Health serving notice it has started publicly reporting the vaccination status of admitted patients with COVID-19 currently in hospital.  

Officials say to protect patients’ confidentiality they will only report on vaccination status when there are six or more admitted patients with COVID-19. 

Niagara Health says the move is designed to reinforce the importance of full vaccinations to try and blunt the fourth wave and keep everyone safe. 

Right now there are 7 people in hospital with COVID-19 in Niagara, 6 of those are unvaccinated. 

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