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Category: Health and COVID-19
Ontario’s next two shipments of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to see reductions of 20 per cent and 80 per cent
The province said it's still aiming to get vaccines to all long-term care and high-risk retirement homes by mid-February. ...
From ‘whore’ to ‘hero’: Personal support worker details life and work in the pandemic
Working short-staffed and being called names is part of the job, says a PSW working in long-term care. ...
Ontario hospitals fighting for their share of COVID-19 vaccine
University Health Network CEO Dr. Kevin Smith spoke with QP Briefing to clarify comments he made about the vaccine rollout. ...
‘I don’t know how much more clear we can be’: Your Ontario COVID-19 roundup
Evictions are paused, but eviction hearings are not. ...
Ontario not seeking second round of military aid for province’s long-term care homes, despite premier’s comments
It comes as the province's experts warn long-term care deaths in the second wave will outnumber those in the first. ...
Confusion reigns for stay-at-home order despite premier’s pleas
A variety of stakeholders urged greater clarity and more explicit definitions, which the government refused to provide. ...
Ontario government sets goal to vaccinate all long-term care residents and staff by Feb. 15
But some advocates have said they want to see this happen by the end of January. ...
Lockdown measures require more social supports, experts say
Doctors and nurses have urged the PCs to implement measures like paid sick days for months. ...
Province announces new state of emergency, stay-at-home order
The government's restrictions include stores other than stand-alone grocery stores and pharmacies closing at 8 p.m. ...
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