People in their 30s will have to wait until 'well into summer.' ...
Category: Health and COVID-19
Toronto, Peel and North Bay to remain under stay-at-home order
York Region will see some restrictions lifted as it moves to the red 'control' zone next week. ...
Nurses raise concern over conflicts-of-interest in proposed new home care model
Nurses say home-care companies shouldn't be in charge of rationing home care. ...
Geriatrician ‘pretty unsatisfied’ with long-term care commission testimony on vaccine rollout to seniors’ homes
A provincial official defended Ontario's decision to start its vaccination program in hospitals. ...
Opposition parties call for ‘clear’ vaccination plan, while health minister points to ‘so many variables’
This comes as the province says individuals 80 and over will be among those next in line for a vaccine. ...
Premier attacks notion of provincial paid sick leave, says it would be ‘double-dipping’
Paid sick leave has a broad coalition of support, including health-care and business groups. ...
Province to ease restrictions in 27 more public health units next week
The head of the Ontario Hospital Association called the announcement 'shocking and confusing.' ...
Ontario looks to dramatically scale up rapid tests
The province aims to conduct one million weekly rapid tests within a few weeks as variants threaten to become more prevalent. ...
COVID-19 variants on track to trigger exponential growth of cases: Ontario science table
"Is the presentation actually predicting a disaster?" one reporter asked. ...
‘COVID-19 is much more severe than influenza,’ new study highlights
The study found that patients hospitalized with COVID-19 were at higher risk of death and ICU use than those with the flu. ...