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"Thats a very problematic position to take," he said. Naylor stressed that all the vaccines do extremely well at protecting people from serious complications, hospitalizations and death. And for those who already received a shot of AstraZeneca, "it is an unsettling message [from NACI] because it suggests you got the second-best vaccine," he said. Dr. Susy Hota, medical director for infection prevention and control at University Health Network in Toronto, reaffirmed that Canadians should not ...

Ontario premier Doug Ford is paying the steepest price politically for Canada’s third wave of the coronavirus. Photograph: Steve Russell/Toronto Star via Getty Images The province allowed restaurants to reopen to patio dining in late March, only to reverse course two weeks later as the third wave took hold. Restaurants Canada, a lobby group, estimates that businesses spent C$100 million (€67 million) preparing for the aborted reopening. Ford’s government declared a third stat...

May 1, 2021 Watch this week’s highlights from CPAC’s flagship show, PrimeTime Politics, the source for political roundup and analysis of policy issues. Get an insider’s perspective from Ottawa featuring interviews and guest panels from the Hill. Friday, April 30: Martin Stringer looks at the COVID-19 situation in Ontario and Quebec with Dr. Peter Juni of the Ontario COVID-19 Science Advisory Table, and Dr. Jia Hu, a Calgary public health physician. Journalists Ian Bailey (The Globe and M...

Most of the new cases were in the hotspot regions of Toronto (1,172 cases); Peel (901); York Region (392); and Durham (292).

Article content Brown said it will be important to limit the number of essential workplaces and keep sick workers at home. Ontario reported 3,871 new cases of COVID-19 Thursday and 41 more deaths. There were 1,172 new cases in Toronto, 901 in Peel, 392 in York and 292 in Durham, 147 in Ottawa and 129 in Halton. Hospitals were treating 2,248 COVID-19 patients, including 884 in intensive care and 620 on ventilators. “ICU occupancy is at record highs and continues to climb — our system is unde...

Last Updated Thursday, April 29, 2021 5:13PM EDT Every adult in Ontario will be able to book a COVID-19 vaccine appointment through the provincial portal by around May 24, with a dramatic increase in anticipated supply also allowing them to divert 50 per cent of all incoming doses to hot spot neighbourhoods for two weeks in May. Health bureaucrats told reporters on background on Thursday that the age eligibility for using the provincial booking system will drop to 55+ on Frid...

Every adult in Ontario will be able to book a COVID-19 vaccine appointment through the provincial portal by around May 24, with a dramatic increase in anticipated supply also allowing them to divert 50 per cent of all incoming doses to hot spot neighbourhoods for two weeks in May.

The Canadian Press, with files from staff Workers in Ontario will soon be able access three paid sick days to help them self-isolate during the coronavirus pandemic, but critics said the policy announced April 28 falls far short of what’s required to curb the spread of the coronavirus. Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s government had for months resisted intense pressure from health experts and advocates who said paid sick leave would reduce workplace outbreaks. The province only shifted its sta...

Article content Ontario is expecting a significant influx of vaccines that will allow the province to boost the number of shots given to COVID-19 hot spots in the next few days and open up eligibility for appointments to all adults in the province by the week of May 24, officials said Thursday. The additional supply allows the province to move up its schedule of who can be vaccinated when in Phase 2, including  people who can’t work from home and those who have health conditions that put the...