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Posted: Apr 14, 2021 6:00 AM CT | Last Updated: April 14 Experts throughout Saskatchewan are working to help people understand the risks and benefits of the AstraZeneca vaccine and encourage people to be vaccinated. (Bob Edme/The Associated Press) People have been choosing to walk out of appointments — or are waiting to be vaccinated — upon hearing they would be receiving the AstraZeneca vaccine, and experts are working to change that trend. Saskatchewans Ministry of Health said it will ...

  TORONTO -- Ontarios health minister pushed back in Question Period on Monday amid suggestions that politics may have played a role in the selection of which areas of the province are prioritized for COVID-19 vaccine access. Liberal MPP John Fraser pointed to several areas based on the first three letters of a postal code deemed "hot spots" — but data showed were low on the list of COVID-19 case rates and hospitalization rates. "For example, a postal code region in Kanata, a riding of a...

Whats behind Ontarios abrupt shift toward vaccinating everyone in COVID-19 hotspots Premier Doug Fords government has frequently altered its COVID-19 strategies, but none of those changes have seemed quite so abrupt as this weeks announcement that everyone in Ontarios hardest-hit neighbourhoods aged 18 and up can get vaccinated. Social Sharing

Posted: Apr 08, 2021 11:15 PM ET | Last Updated: April 9 ICU health-care worker Jannikka Navaratnam cares for a patient inside a negative pressure room at the Humber River Hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto on Dec. 9, 2020.(Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press) The Ontario governments health agency is telling hospitals across most of the province to stop performing all but emergency and life-saving surgeries because of the growing caseload of COVID-19 patients, CBC News has learned. ...

The Globe and Mail Amy Chyan Published April 9, 2021 A video screen provides a feed to a live Cantonese language translator for a couple who were about to receive the first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, March 13, 2021, on the first day of operations at a mass vaccination site at the Lumen Field Events Center in Seattle. Ted S. Warren/The Associated Press Amy Chyan is a journalist and podcast producer. I’ve been the household translator for my parents ever since I can remember – ca...

. Medical experts and opposition politicians have been calling for stricter measures for weeks. Just last week, the provinces own science advisory table said a stay-at-home order was needed to contain the spread - but the province announced its "shutdown" instead. On Wednesday, both the Premier and Ontarios Chief Medical Officer of Health, David Williams, said intensive-care admission numbers have gone up more quickly in recent days than predicted, prompting the call for new measures. The provi...

  TORONTO -- Ontario has declared its third state of emergency since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic and will be implementing a provincewide stay-at-home order as of Thursday. Premier Doug Ford made the announcement Wednesday after hours of discussion with his cabinet. The stay-at home order will go into effect at 12:01 a.m. Thursday and will last 28 days. "I cant stress this enough. Things are extremely, extremely serious right now. And Im extremely concerned," Ford told reporters...

Where are variants spreading, and should I still disinfect surfaces? Your COVID-19 questions answered As part of Checkup’s regular Ask Me Anything series, Dr. Zain Chagla, an infectious diseases physician, and Dr. Srinivas Murthy, a pediatric critical care and infectious diseases specialist, answered callers’ questions about COVID-19. Social Sharing CBC Radio · Posted: Apr 04, 2021 9:39 PM ET | Last Updated: April 5 A server clears a table on a patio at a restaurant, in Vancouver, on Fri...

  TORONTO -- Ontarios cabinet is discussing whether to issue a stay-at-home order after a request was made by three of the province’s top doctors, sources have confirmed to CTV News Toronto. On Tuesday, Premier Doug Ford hinted that further restrictions could be coming. Multiple sources have since confirmed to CTV News Toronto that a stay-at-home order is being actively considered by the Ontario government, but it’s not clear if the order would be issued provincewide or would go into e...

  TORONTO -- Ontarios cabinet is discussing whether to issue a stay-at-home order after a request was made by three of the province’s top doctors, sources have confirmed to CTV News Toronto. On Tuesday, Premier Doug Ford hinted that further restrictions could be coming. Multiple sources have since confirmed to CTV News Toronto that a stay-at-home order is being actively considered by the Ontario government, but it’s not clear if the order would be issued provincewide or would go into e...