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January 7, 2021   ·   0 Comments Written By ALYSSA PARKHILL Though the Province remains in lockdown, the numbers of COVID-19 cases continue to rise. Ontario reported 3,128 new cases on January 5, with 2,015 resolved and 52 resulting in death. The province has a new total of 197,360 cases with 166,790 resolved and 4,730 deaths. As the holiday break comes to an end, the numbers refuse to slowdown, especially in the hot spot areas.  Pee...

Waterloo regions COVID-19 vaccination clinic will now run 7 days a week Waterloo region’s vaccination clinic at Grand River Hospital is increasing operations after the province slowed down vaccination roll out over the holidays. Social Sharing CBC News · Posted: Jan 02, 2021 7:00 AM ET | Last Updated: January 2 Public health says it is vaccinating health care professionals. (Submitted by Cheryl Evans/Grand River Hospital)

The Vaccine Distribution Task Force. “This ethical framework is a clear demonstration of our commitment to Ontarians to be transparent,” says General Rick Hillier (retired), Chair of the COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Task Force. “We know that people are eager to get vaccinated and this framework helps ensure that we do it in an ethical, effective and compassionate way.” “One of the most important aims of the COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Task Force since its beginning has been to ens...

NetNewsLedger 355 A woman holds a small bottle labeled with a "Coronavirus COVID-19 Vaccine" sticker and a medical syringe in front of displayed Pfizer logo in this illustration taken, October 30, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo Framework will guide vaccine prioritization in future phases of the province’s implementation plan TORONTO — The Ontario government has released an Ethical Framework for COVID-19 vaccine distribution which was developed in partnership with the COVID...

Last Updated: Dec 30, 2020 1:43 PM The Province has released an ethical framework outlining how they are making decisions during the Covid-19 vaccination rollout. Equity, Fairness, Public Trust, Minimizing Harm and Maximising Benefits all top the lists of concerns. Dr. Maxwell Smith, a bioethicist with the Vaccine Distribution Task Force, says the framework is necessary so everyone understands how decisions are being reached. “And so by making this ethical framework public at this point – i...

  TORONTO -- Ontario is expected to receive its first shipment of the newly approved Moderna COVID-19 vaccine by Wednesday and start administering it in long-term care homes this week, according to the chair of the province’s COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Task Force. Retired General Rick Hillier made the announcement Tuesday morning and said the province does “not have the Moderna vaccine in our hands” yet but expects to receive about 50,000 doses in the next 24 hours. “We anticipa...

To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. On December 9, 2020, just nine months after the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 to be a global pandemic, Health Canada authorized the first COVID-19 vaccine for use in Canada. This milestone, which may soon be followed by other vaccine approvals, is a crucial step towards a distribution campaign that will reach from coast to coast to coast. Vaccine mobilization will involve a sign...

Brighton, Ontario, Canada / Brighton Today.ca Dec 11, 2020 4:14 PM Ontario Begins Rollout of COVID-19 Vaccine next week, with Phase One going to vaccinate Frontline Health Care Workers. The Ontario government has developed a three-phase implementation plan to receive, store and administer COVID-19 vaccines to Ontarians as soon as they are received. Phase One will begin on Tuesday (Dec 15), with a pilot project in Toronto and Ottawa which will include the vaccination of over 2,500 health care wo...

Ottawa's senior officials don't know yet whether any of the earlier-than-expected Pfizer vaccines announced by the federal government on Monday are heading to the nation's capital.