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Epidemiologist Dr. Doug Manuel says people should increase their levels of protection to keep those who are vulnerable safe

More than four million people who have gotten two doses of COVID-19 vaccine have not yet gotten their booster, provincial data shows, prompting a sense of urgency among health experts who say now is the time to get that third shot in order to protect themselves from waning immunity.

The Ottawa Hospital’s groundbreaking post-COVID rehabilitation program can’t keep up with demand.

The Ottawa Hospital’s groundbreaking post-COVID rehabilitation program can’t keep up with demand.

Ontario has entered a summer wave of COVID-19 as hospitalizations and wastewater data slowly creep upwards, infectious diseases experts say.

Ontario has entered a summer wave of COVID-19 as hospitalizations and cases slowly creep upwards, infectious experts say.

Ontario is not yet allowing most adults under the age of 60 to get a fourth COVID-19 vaccine shot, putting it at odds with the United States and Quebec and prompting one doctor to prepare legal action to get the province to widen eligibility.

Ontario is not yet allowing most adults under the age of 60 to get a fourth COVID-19 vaccine shot, prompting one doctor to prepare legal action to get the province to widen eligibility.

Omicron BA.5 variant is getting around immunity from both vaccines and prior infection. Does the Omicron COVID-19 variant cause more severe disease? What is the Omicron variant of COVID-19?

As COVID-19 cases decline locally, public health and infectious disease specialists weigh in on how to address future waves