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What's behind Ontario's abrupt shift toward vaccinating everyone in COVID-19 hotspots Premier Doug Ford's government has frequently altered its COVID-19 strategies, but none of those changes have seemed quite so abrupt as this week's announcement that everyone in Ontario's hardest-hit neighbourhoods aged 18 and up can get vaccinated. Social Sharing
When people say we have to listen to the science regarding COVID, there’s an expectation that science is pure and can’t be questioned.
Author of the article: Elizabeth Payne Publishing date: Apr 01, 2021 • 3 days ago • 5 minute read • Ontario Premier Doug Ford takes off his mask during an April 1, 2021 announcement at Queen's Park. Ontario will enter into a four-week partial shutdown beginning Saturday as COVID-19 cases in the province spike. Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press Photo by Frank Gunn /THE CANADIAN PRESS Article content Ontario pulled the “emergency brake” Thursday, placing the entire province into a four-week partial shutdown beginning Saturday amid a worsening pandemic. The move was immed...
15 questions about the AstraZeneca vaccine in wake of new recommendations Vaxx Populi: What happens to Canadians 55-and-under who've had a first dose, what to do if you're offered the vaccine, what we know about a condition called VIPIT, and more Vaccine for COVID 19 by AstraZeneca box next to a syringe (Photo by Stefano Guidi/Getty Images) In the past few months, as AstraZeneca got its COVID-19 vaccine approved in Britain, Canada and Europe, it has contended with a growing list of concerns about its research and marketing techniques as well as deepening worries about whether the vaccine is...
The Ford cabinet went from the afternoon into the evening debating whether to “shut down” the whole province or just parts of it.