Dr. Kieran Moore said he was okay with pausing, but doesn't want to roll back freedoms. ...
Category: Health and COVID-19
An annotated guide to the Ford government’s new long-term care bill
The government has pitched it as an overhaul, while critics say it lacks teeth. ...
Op-ed: The case for an Ontario biosimilar switching policy
Jim Keon of Biosimilars Canada makes the case that a biosimilar switching policy could save the province money on pharmaceuticals. ...
FES 2021: Government lays out post-vaccination health-care approach
The province also left the door open to reintroducing COVID-19 restrictions if necessary. ...
Ontario expanding booster shots to adults 70 and older, health-care workers
Indigenous adults and those who received two doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine will also be eligible. ...
Doug Ford opts against vaccine mandate for hospital workers
The government has been facing mounting pressure from health-care groups since the summer to make it mandatory for hospital employees to be vaccinated. ...
Construction industry survey finds vaccination rate roughly tracking to Ontario population’s
Workers had a 70.5 per cent double-vaccination rate in September, RESCON VP Andrew Pariser said. ...
Opposition accuse government of ‘dragging its feet’ on vaccine mandate for hospital workers
The health minister raised concerns about the potential of cancelled health-care procedures with a province-wide mandate. ...
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. ...
No room for profit in long-term care, say advocates, opposition parties
The NDP says it would spend billions to get profit out of the sector. ...