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Published Thursday, April 8, 2021 6:52PM EDT TORONTO - An expert group is recommending Ontario clinicians ration doses of a
drug used to treat COVID-19 as a supply shortage coincides with a third wave of infections that s sending more patients into intensive care. The scientists advising the province on the pandemic published revised clinical guidelines this week reflecting the shortage of tocilizumab, an anti-inflammatory
drug approved in Canada to treat arthritis. A March report from the group found the
drug reduced COVID-19 patients need for mechanical ventilation and improved chances of survival. The COVID-19 science advisory table recommends the
drug for critically and moderately ill patients and previously said a second dose could be considered after 24 hours if a patient didn t improve. This week, its guidance was updated to recommend a fixed dose of 400 milligrams per patient and no second dose.
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Ontario physicians have been urged to ration one of only two drugs known to reduce mortality in critically ill COVID-19 patients, a harbinger of what lies ahead for other provinces if the third wave keeps rising and Canada cannot secure more of the medication.
A shortage of the anti-inflammatory drug tocilizumab is just one of the challenges Canadian hospitals face as faster-spreading and more dangerous variants overtake older versions of the coronavirus. British Columbia, Saskatchewan, New Brunswick and Ontario all have more COVID-19 patients in their intensive care units than at any other time during the pandemic.
Someone is photoshopping this Doug Ford sign with other people s faces and it s hilarious
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If you ve passed by the corner of Birchmount and Lawrence lately, you ve likely spotted the obnoxiously large sign stanning Premier Doug Ford that says, God bless you for your strong leadership, Mr. Ford. It has encouraged our family to reinvest in Ontario.
The other side: Right now Canada needs a hero & in my book you are it.
We re going to need to see some receipts, sign, because I m not clear on what reinvestments or which hero you re referring to.