Here's an interesting comparison of vaccination rates at school boards across the province compiled by a volunteer-based group based on data provided by school boards.
It shows the Franco Nord and the Near North District School Board are the leaders locally in the percentage of board staff and trustees fully vaccinated.
See the complete list here.
Here's the local list:
- Conseil scolaire de district catholique Franco Nord 93%
- Near North District School Board 89.9%
- Conseil scolaire de district du Nord-Est de l'Ontario 89.1%
- Nipissing-Parry Sound Catholic District School Board 84.3%
There is also a provincial site called COVID-19 cases in schools.
There, you can also see a report that provides a summary of COVID-19 activity in Ontario schools.Data is published every day at 10:30 a.m., excluding weekends and public holidays.
See a complete summary of cases in schools here.
Across the province today there are 573 schools with a reported case, and one school is closed.
Meanwhile, Pfizer-BioNTech has asked Health Canada to approve the first COVID-19 vaccine for children aged five to 11 years old.
The vaccine was developed in partnership with Germany's BioNTech and is now marketed under the brand name Comirnaty. It was authorized for people at least 16 years old last December, and for kids between 12 and 15 in May.
The doses are about one-third the size given to adults and teens age 12 and up.
With files from Canadian Press.
