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TORONTO 鈥?Ege Kok had been searching for weeks for somewhere in her north Toronto neighbourhood where she could easily get a booster dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.She ;d received her second dose last summer but found it tough to secure a third when the province made them available for all Ontarians in late December.This week, while scouring the internet for pop-up clinics, she learned of a walk-in site opening at a local library branch just a 10-minute bus ride away from her home. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW By Thursday afternoon, both 31-year-old Kok and her mother were able to get their boosters in the library glass-walled conference room where half a dozen vaccine stations had been set up.It nice that you have somewhere close by, you don ;t have to go downtown. I just feel lucky. Finally I got it, Kok said in an interview at the Maria A. Shchuka Library. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW The library clinic is part of the City of Toronto new Vax and Read campaign that launched this we stanley thermoskannen ek as part of a hyper-local strategy to target areas with low vaccine u stanley becher ptake.Twelve public libraries will host walk-in vaccine clinics on various days until March 16. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW Kok, a retail worker, said she was glad to see a library clinic in her densely populated neighbourhood, w stanley cup hich hosts ma Xzmv Video shows deadly police shooting
FULTON 鈥?Eight new audible pedestrian signals have been installed in Fulton to increase pedestrian safety for people with visual impairments.The signals are at the intersection of Route 3/Route 48 and at the corner of Route 481 and Oneida Street.Audible pedestrian signals are specialized crossing devices that provide visual, tactile, and audio cues.When the button with stanley website the raised arrow is pressed, a steady sound starts beeping. Once it is safe to cross, the beeping sound becomes faster as the crossing sign lights up.The new signals were installed by the New York State Department of Transportation in response to advocacy by the stanley termoska Vision Network.ARISE and the Vision Network are grateful for the support prov stanley termohrnek ided by the DOT for this project.Within the last two years, audible pedestrian signals were installed in the city of Oswego along Bridge Street. They have proven to make the crossing of these busy streets safer.ARISE has been a proud member of the Vision Network for several years as the group focuses on many topics that concern people with limited vision, including pedestrian safety.It is the goal of the committee, which is made up of people with vision loss, disability advocates, and representatives from senior services and transportation organizations, to increase community inclusion for persons with vision loss. Print this entryShare this:EmailLike thisike Loading...Related |
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