First doses of COVID-19 vaccines in Hamilton could come in ‘small numbers’ next week Danko says that while she appreciates that the ministry is placing a priority on student, staff and community safety, and is trying to keep schools open throughout COVID-19, “it is sometimes problematic when an announcement like this comes out two days before everyone is leaving for a winter break.”Danko says the board’s plan for device deployment, if necessary, in January “would look something like what we had to do in the spring where families can pick up devices.”Despite efforts to increase their inventory, Danko says they may have to assign “one device per family to start and see where we are for numbers.”She adds that the direction is also likely to.