16 million health-care procedures backlogged in Ontario: OMA By Iain Sherriff-Scott. Published on Jun 9, 2021 12:47pm A surgery is performed at the Munk Cardiac Centre in Toronto in 2017. The Ontario Medical Association on Wednesday said Ontario has a backlog of 16 million health-care procedures due to the pandemic. (Richard Lautens/Toronto Star)
Ontario has a backlog of nearly 16 million health-care procedures because of the pandemic, more than one for every person in the province, according to a new analysis by the province’s physicians’ group.
There are nearly half a million backlogged MRIs and more than a quarter-million backlogged CT scans, with more backlogs in community settings, such as family doctors’ offices, than in hospitals, the Ontario Medical Association (OMA) says.
BARRIE, ONT. Simcoe Muskoka residents who had their first dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 shot have three choices for their second dose starting Friday and more options for getting their vaccine. Under the province s new guidance released Thursday, residents who had AstraZeneca for their first dose have the option to get a dose of Pfizer or Moderna for the second after a 12-week interval. Local physicians and select pharmacies can now administer both vaccines. Ontario s top doctor said it s crucial people who got their first AstraZeneca vaccine get a second dose of one of the shots. Residents wishing to book an appointment for their second shot can do so through the provincial online portal.
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To begin, I should tell you that I had my first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine on March 31 at a neighbourhood pharmacy and that I can’t book my second not get it, just book it because of the lack of supply.
This so you’ll know where I’m coming from when I say that, between them, the Trudeau and Ford governments could not have screwed up the AZ rollout any worse if they’d tried.
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