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Ontario is opening up eligibility for fourth COVID-19 vaccine doses to those aged 60 and older as wastewater data suggests the number of infections are almost as high as in early January, when Omicron was at its peak.
The Omicron wave has packed a disproportionate punch since it arrived in December
As many as 10,000 Ontarians have contracted COVID-19 not once, but twice since the beginning of the pandemic. Now, as the Omicron variant makes up virtually all cases within the province, experts say it’s resulting in a higher presence of reinfection.
There is no sign that the province plans to bring back any of the pandemic restrictions it ended last month.
Dr. Nili Kaplan-Myrth cautioned that individuals with any symptoms should not rely on rapid tests to rule out COVID-19 due to the risk that people may not be…