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Dear Premier Ford, Nurses are gravely concerned about the lack of information on Ontario's plan to reopen schools. The beginning of a new school year is six weeks away and parents and children are anxious to hear details about a safe and timely reopening. RNAO shares those concerns. The government is not forthcoming about details. This too little, too late approach, which was the hallmark of stages one and two of the pandemic, cannot extend to the reopening of schools this fall. Students in Ontario have been out of the classroom longer than students in any other province. We agree that they m...

Article content Much of our political class, our media, and the assorted celebrity doctors made “famous” via TV and Twitter appearances during the pandemic, think that we need a vaccine certificate and, in some cases, mandatory vaccinations. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or LILLEY: Ontario Liberals jump on the bad idea of vaccine certificates Back to video Yes, if Ontario is going to open up safely, then we need — in the words of the unscientific Science Table — “falsification-proof, verifiable proof of immunization in secure digital...

Article content The report does not recommend vaccination of children as a precondition for a return to school this fall, citing how the approval date for vaccines for those under 12 “remains uncertain.” We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Science Table calls for mask, distancing rules to be dropped in schools Back to video “In-person learning is essential for the learning and overall well-being of children and youth,” the report, released Monday, explains. “Therefore, barring catastrophic circumstances, schools should remain open for in-p...

Article content “In-person learning is essential for the learning and overall well-being of children and youth. Therefore, barring catastrophic circumstances, schools should remain open for in-person learning,” says the document, which was co-authored by CHEO pediatric infectious disease physician Dr. Nisha Thampi. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Science table calls for a return to in-person learning with fewer restrictions if cases remain low Back to video If COVID-19 case counts remain low, that should look something like school did before...

In-person learning is essential for students: Ontario Science Advisory Table by Todd Hayes and maleeha sheikh Posted Jul 19, 2021 10:24 pm EDT Last Updated Jul 19, 2021 at 11:16 pm EDT In-person learning for school children is essential, says Ontario’s COVID-19 Science Advisory Table, and schools should only be closed again due to a catastrophic scenario. The group, made up of doctors, scientists and experts from a myriad of disciplines has released a report that includes a list of recommendations to the provincial government that it says will ensure a safe environment for all students retu...