TORONTO Ontario s 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 government minister, is deemed a hot spot despite lower rates of hospitalization and death than some 300 other neighbourhoods in Ontario, Fraser said.
Publishing date: Apr 12, 2021 • 3 days ago • 4 minute read •
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(Bloomberg) For the first time since the pandemic began, Canada has passed a grim milestone, with more new Covid-19 cases per capita than the U.S.
There have been roughly 22 new recorded cases per 100,000 people in the country over the past seven days. Ontario is being hit the hardest with hospitals coming under increasing strain, especially in Toronto, the country’s largest city.
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Last Updated Tuesday, April 13, 2021 12:40AM EDT The head of Toronto’s COVID-19 emergency response said Monday that younger residents living in hot spot neighbourhoods will not be getting an invite to attend mass immunization sites for now. “The eligibility that the province extended to those between 18 and 49 years old was and is limited to taking part in mobile and pop-up clinics that are launched specifically in high-risk neighborhoods,” Chief Mathew Pegg said. “The province did not make the vaccine available by other means including through city-operated vaccine clinics to that age category yet.” Speaking at a news conference, Pegg conceded that there has been some confusion around how the younger age group in hot spot areas can access vaccines.
Pennsylvania COVID vaccine: All adults are now eligible. How to get an appointment at Rite Aid, Weis, Wegmans, LVHN, St. Luke’s and more | See the Pa. COVID vaccine provider map
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Pennsylvania COVID-19 vaccine eligibility has expanded to everyone 16 and older. Vaccine appointments can be scheduled through Lehigh Valley health networks and pharmacies, including Rite Aid, CVS, Wegmans and Weis.Saed Hindash | For lehighvalleylive.com
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Phase 2 was previously scheduled to begin next week President Joe Biden has said that all adults should be eligible by April 19. Gov. Tom Wolf said Pennsylvania accelerated its timeline in response to rising case rates and hospitalizations from COVID-19 in Pa.