March 31, 2021 – CBC News
Use mobile vaccinations to reach Ontario's 75,000 homebound seniors, says COVID-19 science table
By: Lauren Pelley
The push is from Ontario's COVID-19 Science Advisory Table, which released a new briefing note on Wednesday evening. The team's analysis notes at least 75,000 Ontarians aged 65 and up rarely if ever leave their homes because of various medical, psychiatric, cognitive, social or transportation-related reasons.
The majority, the note continues, are aged 85 and older.
"Some people — a lot of people — may want to be vaccinated but simply cannot get to the clinic," said Dr. Nathan Stall, a geriatrician and advisory table member who is the lead author on the briefing note.