Jim Keon of Biosimilars Canada makes the case that a biosimilar switching policy could save the province money on pharmaceuticals. ...
Category: Health
FES 2021: Government lays out post-vaccination health-care approach
The province also left the door open to reintroducing COVID-19 restrictions if necessary. ...
Provinces’ top doctors reject COVID booster shots for all, for now
On Friday, Health Minister Christine Elliott promised to release information for "all Ontarians" on when third vaccinations will be available sometime this week. ...
PC government introduces bill to shore up long-term care
The new bill is the third and final part of the Progressive Conservatives' plan to fix Ontario's floundering LTC system that they've unveiled. ...
Kids’ doses coming ‘soon’; third shots still up in the air
B.C.'s government is the first in Canada to announce the blanket distribution of booster shots. ...
Ontario ending most capacity limits; mandatory masks will stay
The Ford government plans to remove all COVID measures — including mandatory mask-wearing and Ontario’s vaccine passport system — by March 28, 2022. ...
Ontario open to mass-vaccinating kids against COVID-19 at schools
The government is considering its plan on vaccinating children over the age of five. ...
‘I was at a loss as to what to do’: Mother pleads for solution to eye-care dispute between optometrists and province
Opposition parties renewed calls for the Ford government to step up with more funding. ...
Optometrists’ association estimates 15,000 fewer eye exams per day after service withdrawal
Optometrists withdrew OHIP-covered eye exams on Sept. 1 amid a standoff with the government. ...
Optometrists say they will withdraw OHIP-covered services starting Wednesday after talks break down with province
The Ontario Association of Optometrists wants the government to commit to covering operating costs for OHIP services. ...