Toronto-area doctors still earn much more than nurses even when filling in as nurse extenders during pandemic.
Population clusters of seniors bring opportunities to reduce reliance on long-term care.
Buddhist monks wear face masks to help protect themselves from the coronavirus as they pray at the Traimit Temple in Bangkok on Tuesday. The monks pray to boost the country s morale during the pandemic. (Thanachote Thanawikran/The Associated Press)
Several provinces trying to assess where AstraZeneca fits into future vaccine allocation
Several provinces on Wednesday continued to sort out the most effective allocation of the AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine going forward due to concerns about supply and side-effects, including Manitoba as this newsletter went for publication.
Airport initiative boosts vaccination acceptance among agricultural migrant workers May 11, 2021
Temporary foreign workers arriving at Toronto s Pearson Airport are now greeted in their own language and provided COVID-19 vaccination resources that are culturally appropriate. Photo courtesy of OFVGA
Efforts to translate public health resources into different languages have been key to the growing success of vaccination efforts for agricultural migrant workers arriving at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport.
First launched in early April by the Ontario provincial government, the province has offered voluntary vaccinations to 4,300 incoming farm workers as of last week. Hired by Ontario farms through the Temporary Foreign Worker program, hundreds of workers have reportedly received their first shot. Exact numbers were not available from the Ontario Ministry of Health.
TORONTO Ontario s stay-at-home order is expected to be extended until at least June in an effort to further drive down the third COVID-19 pandemic wave. However, municipal officials, business owners, and residents have been increasingly demanding transparency and clarity for which benchmarks will lead to a reopening. But there are more factors that need to be considered, including the percentage of the population vaccinated, the impact on our health-care system and how much the virus is spreading.
Speaking with CTV’s Power Play on Monday, Mississauga Mayor Bonnie Crombie said the public needs to know what thresholds must be met before the stay-at-home order is lifted.
SHARE ON: The Espanola and Area Family Health Team has been selected by the Ontario Ministry of Health to be a pilot COVID-19 vaccination centre in the Sudbury District.
OTN coordinator with the team Chelsey Sisson says anyone who doctors at the clinic, as well as other essential workers, can receive the vaccination under the pilot.
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The Espanola and Area Family Health Team has been selected by the Ontario Ministry of Health to be a pilot COVID-19 vaccination centre in the Sudbury District.
OTN coordinator with the team Chelsey Sisson says anyone who doctors at the clinic, as well as other essential workers, can receive the vaccination under the pilot.
TORONTO Now that over half of Torontonians 18 and older have received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, a new urgency lingers the second dose. Vaccine recipients across the country are recommended a second dose within four months of their first, in accordance with the National Advisory Committee on Immunization’s recommendations. But the affirmation of a date and location for a second appointment depends on where you received your first dose. The provincial booking system used for city-run immunization clinics prompts users to book both doses at the same time, a Toronto Public Health spokesperson told CTV News Toronto. They said those who received their first vaccine at a hospital immunization clinic or pharmacy and did not receive a second dose appointment, should contact the respective institution.