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Even as Quebec's COVID-19 vaccination campaign expands to more of the population, many of the people working with those most vulnerable to the disease appear resistant to getting a shot. ....
TORONTO Toronto critical care doctors are sounding the alarm on the mounting number of pregnant COVID-19 patients in their intensive care units, saying expectant mothers appear particularly vulnerable to the variants. Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto reported Monday that 30 per cent of its ICU patient were pregnant, a significant increase from the first two waves of this pandemic. “It’s heartbreaking and devastating to see young and healthy individuals who are coming in, deteriorating very rapidly in front of our eyes, ending up unable to speak or breathe, and ending up on a ventilator,” Dr. Wendy Whittle, head of labour and delivery for Mount Sinai Hospital, told CTV News Toronto Monday. ....
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Posted: Apr 19, 2021 4:58 PM ET | Last Updated: April 19 A medical worker prepares a dose of the AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination centre in Antwerp, Belgium, in March. Many Canadian provinces are now allowing those born in 1981 or earlier to get the vaccine.(Yves Herman/Reuters) ....
Ontario s health-care system is at a breaking point as 3rd wave worsens Ontario’s failure to control the third wave of the pandemic has led to a massive surge in COVID-19 in hospitals with devastating consequences on the delivery of health care to millions of Canadians. Social Sharing No doubt, this is the worst crisis we ve seen in hospitals in Ontario in our lifetimes, doctor says Posted: Apr 17, 2021 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: April 17 More than 700 patients with COVID-19 are currently fighting for their lives in Ontario ICUs and that number is projected to rise to more than 1,000 by the end of April.(Evan Mitsui/CBC) ....