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Here are the latest local, regional and national headlines on the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) for Wednesday, December 30, 2020: There have been 175,908 confirmed cases of COVID-19 across Ontario, an increase of 2,553 (or 1.5 per cent) from the previous day. There were 1,939 new cases reported Monday. There are 151,562 people recovered from the virus while 4,455 people have died. The number of Ontario people tested is 7,818,990 of which 32,850 have pending results. Canada’s coronavirus case total is 565,506. The country has 15,378 deaths from the virus – one in the Yukon, one in Nunavut, ...

The Vaccine Distribution Task Force. “This ethical framework is a clear demonstration of our commitment to Ontarians to be transparent,” says General Rick Hillier (retired), Chair of the COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Task Force. “We know that people are eager to get vaccinated and this framework helps ensure that we do it in an ethical, effective and compassionate way.” “One of the most important aims of the COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Task Force since its beginning has been to ensure that the most promising vaccines are distributed to Ontarians safely, fairly and as quickly as p...

NetNewsLedger 355 A woman holds a small bottle labeled with a "Coronavirus COVID-19 Vaccine" sticker and a medical syringe in front of displayed Pfizer logo in this illustration taken, October 30, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo Framework will guide vaccine prioritization in future phases of the province’s implementation plan TORONTO — The Ontario government has released an Ethical Framework for COVID-19 vaccine distribution which was developed in partnership with the COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Task Force to guide further vaccine prioritization and distribution across ...

  TORONTO -- As COVID-19 case numbers in Ontario continue to surge to unprecedented levels, the government says that nearly 19,000 doses of the vaccine have been distributed since the province began inoculations earlier this month. Clinics across Ontario have administered 18,858 shots of the vaccine as of 10 a.m. Wednesday, according to a spokesperson for the Ministry of Health. The news comes after critics slammed the provincial government for pausing vaccinations on Dec. 25 and Dec. 26 to give front-line workers a break over the holidays. Retired General Rick Hillier, who chairs the C...

Last Updated: Dec 30, 2020 1:43 PM The Province has released an ethical framework outlining how they are making decisions during the Covid-19 vaccination rollout. Equity, Fairness, Public Trust, Minimizing Harm and Maximising Benefits all top the lists of concerns. Dr. Maxwell Smith, a bioethicist with the Vaccine Distribution Task Force, says the framework is necessary so everyone understands how decisions are being reached. “And so by making this ethical framework public at this point – it’s still December of 2020 – we are putting the principle of transparency into action by explain...