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SHARE Dr Peter Juni feels like he has been screaming into the void for the past year. The scientific director of Ontario’s Science Advisory Table has spent the past dozen months advising the politicians of Canada’s largest province on how to get through the pandemic. So when the provincial government announced restrictions last week that went against much of his advice, Dr Juni was shocked. It was not the first time his advice went unheeded. In January, he and his colleagues warned the gove...

Health experts decry Ford governments response to 3rd wave Late Friday afternoon, Premier Doug Fords government announced a whole host of new measures it intended to help address the third COVID-19 wave — one experts have been forecasting since February. Some of the measures — closing playgrounds, giving police the power to question anyone outside their home under threat of a $750 fine — have already been rolled back amid a groundswell of outrage. A stay-at-home order in the province ha...

“Our summer is at risk,” Health Minister Christine Elliott said. Ontario’s science advisers recommended that a six-week stay-at-home order and a vaccination rate of at least 100,000 doses a day is the only way to curb the third wave. Police enforcement of the stay-at-home order will also be enhanced, said Solicitor General Sylvia Jones. Police will have the authority to ask anyone who is outside what their address is and to ask why they’re out, she said. Police will also be able to pul...

Posted: Apr 17, 2021 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: April 17 Doctors say Ontario ignored crucial 3rd wave warnings The National1 day ago 2:59 Public health officials have been warning the Ontario government about a crushing third wave for months, but health-care workers say the government didnt listen and its slow reactions may have cost lives.2:59 When Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced the current stay-at-home order on April 7, he said the provinces COVID-19 crisis had become worse than predicte...

Ontario’s promise to deliver vaccines in hot-spot neighbourhoods via mobile and pop-up clinics has been misguided and haphazardly executed, say public health advocates and officials in Toronto.

  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...

TORONTO — Efforts to expand Ontarios vaccine rollout to adults of all ages in certain long-standing hot spots drew massive lineups at one pop-up clinic on Saturday as those otherwise excluded from the provinces immunization drive rushed to get their shots. Hundreds lined up for hours in Torontos Thorncliffe Park neighbourhood, some with lawn chairs in tow, eager to get their first dose of vaccines that are still generally reserved for Ontarians of certain ages or occupations. Ema Golich wai...

In COVID-19 vaccination pivot, Canada targets frontline workers Reuters 1 hr ago By Anna Mehler Paperny TORONTO, April 11 (Reuters) - Canada is shifting its vaccination campaign to target frontline workers, moving away from a largely age-based rollout as the country tries to get a handle on the raging third wave of the pandemic. Canadas approach thus far has left unvaccinated many so-called "essential workers," like daycare providers, bus drivers and meatpackers, all of whom are among those a...

Play Episode22:08 Vaccinate those getting sick and bring vaccines to the factories and communal work settings — two changes Dr. Naheed Dosani says should happen to Ontarios vaccine rollout plan. Today, host Jayme Poisson speaks to Dosani about who is being left behind as dangerous COVID-19 variants take hold. Continue Reading…

Use mobile vaccinations to reach Ontarios 75,000 homebound seniors, says COVID-19 science table Mobile in-home vaccinations are "imperative" as Ontario looks to dampen the surge in COVID-19 cases, experts warn. They say more than a quarter of those aged 75 and up have still not received a single dose of a vaccine, nor have they booked an appointment to receive one. Social Sharing