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The COVID-19 pandemic has created a backlog of nearly 16 million medical services that could take years to work through, the Ontario Medical Association says.
“The effects of the pandemic will be felt for many years,” OMA president Dr. Adam Kassam said Wednesday.
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By comparing OHIP billings, the OMA found the backlog is greatest for MRIs, CT scans and cataract surgery, followed by knee and hip replacements and artery bypass grafts.
The COVID-19 pandemic has left an estimated backlog of 15.9 million surgeries in Ontario, including MRIs, cataract surgeries, joint replacements and coronary bypass surgeries, according to the Ontario Medical Association. Doctors say they're also worried about a decline in preventative screenings.
TORONTO Ontarians aged 80 and older became eligible to move up their second COVID-19 vaccinations on Monday, but securing an earlier appointment was a bit challenging in some health regions due to a lack of supply. The government announced last week that it would shorten the minimum interval between doses to just four weeks, starting with some of Ontario s oldest residents. Joyce Grant was able to move her mother’s second dose appointment up to June 5 from early July, but she couldn’t find an appointment in her Peterborough, Ont. where her mother lives and received her first dose. “They were like an hour and a half away,” she said.
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