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'Concerning' delta B.1.617 variant most predominant in Peel Region, top doctor says by Lucas Casaletto Last Updated Jun 2, 2021 at 1:00 pm EDT Peel Region’s Medical Officer of Health says the B.1.617 variant first detected in India is growing across the province revealing that Peel has the highest proportion of the delta variant. Dr. Lawrence Loh said Wednesday that while Peel Region’s vaccination rollout has helped limit the spread of the virus, there are growing concerns about the B.1.617 variant and its presence in and across the community. “We have only just started getting back pre...

  TORONTO -- Schools in Ontario could remain closed to in-person learning for the remainder of the academic year as the provincial government scraps a promise to reopen classrooms before the economy, CTV News Toronto has learned. Sources say the government's planning and priorities committee made the initial decision on Monday not to reopen schools for the remaining weeks of June, including on a regional basis. This goes against the advice from the Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. David Williams, local medical officers of health and the Ontario Science Advisory table.  Sources say t...

Article content Starting Monday, second doses will be offered to anyone over 80 years of age, followed by anyone over 70 beginning the week of June 14. “Once we’ve provided more protection to our most vulnerable we’ll begin offering more Ontarians their second doses,” tweeted Premier Doug Ford. “This means we’re all getting one step closer to normal.” In Ottawa, 39 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been reported as of Sunday afternoon for a total of 27,058 cases and 676 active cases. There has been one new death for a total of 570. There are currently 36 people with COVID-19 ...

Ontario has announced that it will be the first province to mandate immunization policies for long-term care homes. The requirement, set out in a minister’s directive under the Long-Term Care Homes Act, requires homes to have COVID-19 immunization policies for staff as of July 1. The directive requires that staff members in LTC homes must do one of three things: provide proof of each dose of vaccination; provide a documented reason for not being...

Ford’s gambit of asking for input in a very public fashion has turned the tables on those who urge him to follow the science.