Ontario is accelerating its vaccine rollout by expanding eligibility for second doses ahead of schedule. Christine Elliott, Ontario’s Minister of Health, and Solicitor General Sylvia Jones announced on Thursday that as of June 28, all Ontarians aged 18 and over who have received their first dose of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine will be eligible to
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To further stop the spread of COVID-19 and its variants, provincial officials announced on Thursday that they will accelerate second doses of Pfizer or Moderna vaccines in seven hot spot areas where the Delta variant (first discovered in India) is a concern: Halton, Peel, Porcupine, Toronto, Waterloo, Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph, and York public health units. As of
Now that the first vaccine shots are well over 60 per cent of Ontario’s population, there’s a lot of talk of where and how to get a second dose. Yesterday, the province began rolling out the second doses faster with the hopes of getting most of the population fully vaccinated by the end of August.
Beginning Tuesday May 18 at 8 a.m., the Ontario government will extend booking eligibility for COVID-19 vaccines to adults 18 and over. Originally, Ontarians 18 and older were scheduled to be able to book vaccines on May 24, but approximately 2.2 million doses are scheduled to arrive this week — an early delivery of the
Toronto residents woke up this morning to the news that every major event scheduled for the summer has been cancelled. The cancellations, posted at 7 a.m., pertain to every in-person city-led and city-permitted event until at least Sept. 6. The move is to help slow the spread of COVID-19 and help provide “predictability” to event
Ontario’s stay-at-home order will be extended until “at least” June 2. Premier Doug Ford made the announcement on Thursday afternoon at a press conference. The province-wide stay-at-home order was put in place on April 8 and was set to expire on May 20 prior to the Victoria Day long weekend. But as daily COVID-19 numbers
Ontario is reporting 2,716 cases of COVID-19 on Monday — its lowest number of new COVID-19 cases in almost six weeks (2,557 cases were reported on April 1). The province also reported nearly 27,200 tests completed and 19 deaths. The new COVID numbers include 807 new cases in Toronto, 707 in Peel, 294 in York Region,
Ontario reported 2,791 cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, with 25 deaths and over 33,700 tests completed. Today’s numbers are the fewest new cases reported in a single day since April 1 and the first time the provincial number was below 3,000 since April 5. Today’s numbers include 931 new cases reported in Toronto, 653 in
Volleyball Canada national team member, Sophie Bukovec, was asked to stop training at Woodbine Beach by a Toronto police officer on Saturday. No fines were issued, but the incident incited heated discussion on COVID-19 restrictions. A photo of the incident posted on Twitter by Canadian Press photojournalist Frank Gunn garnered strong reactions on social media
Ontario will provide its own paid sick leave program to help curb the spread of COVID-19 at essential workplaces. The program will run from April 19 to Sept. 25 and will require employers to pay workers up to $200 for up to three days when they are ill or need to get vaccinated. Monte McNaughton,
The City of Toronto announced today it has partnered with volunteer-run initiative Vaccine Hunters Canada to help people find COVID-19 vaccine appointments at city-run clinics. In order to speed up the process of securing a vaccine appointment for eligible Toronto residents, the city will be providing Vaccine Hunters with a list of free next-day appointments
As of 8:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 27, Ontarians 45 and over in 2021, living in one of 114 high-risk neighbourhoods, will be eligible to book a COVID-19 vaccine appointment at a mass immunization clinic. “This is a step forward in Phase Two of our vaccine distribution plan to ensure we are protecting people and communities
Ontario reported 4,212 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday — an increase from the 3,469 cases reported the previous day, but a decrease from the 4,447 new cases reported on Monday and 4,250 cases recorded on Sunday. The province also reported 32 deaths (an increase from the 22 deaths reported the previous day), and 4,204
As of Tuesday, April 20 Ontario will offer the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to people aged 40 and over at pharmacies and primary care settings. “Last week, based on the review of available data from Europe and United Kingdom, Health Canada announced that it was not restricting the use of AstraZeneca vaccine in any specific populations
Ontario’s COVID-19 Science Advisory Table released its latest modelling on Friday afternoon, reporting that, COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and ICU occupancy are at the highest levels since March 2020 and are set to go even higher over the short term. “Without stronger system-level measures and immediate support for essential workers and high-risk communities, high case rates
Ontario reported a (daily) record-breaking 4,736 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday (an increase of 1.2 per cent from the previous day), raising the total number of cases in the province to 403,571, with 357,591 resolved cases. The majority of overall cases are in adults aged 20-39 (148,085 cases) followed by adults 40-59 (116,126 cases).
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Dr. Phil Shin is the Chief of Medicine and Medical Director of Critical Care at North York General Hospital. With the third wave of COVID-19 rapidly escalating in Ontario and the vaccine rollout scrambling to get back on track, we decided to check in with Dr. Shin to ask him about what he is seeing
Ontario is reporting 2,938 cases of COVID-19 on Monday, a decrease from the 3,041 cases reported Sunday, 3,009 cases reported on Saturday, and 3,089 cases reported on Friday. Monday’s numbers include 906 new cases in Toronto, 533 in Peel, 391 in York Region, 230 in Ottawa, and 140 in Durham. Nearly 36,600 tests were completed
With a surge of third wave COVID-19 infections, many, particularly those who are currently ineligible to receive a vaccine according to the provincial vaccination plan, are seeking testing (for peace of mind or as a requirement for travel). Anyone who needs a COVID-19 test who meets the Government of Ontario’s eligibility guidelines can get one
Ontario is reporting 2,336 cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday (an increase of 11.6 per cent from the previous day) and 14 new deaths (an increase of 40 per cent from the previous day), with nearly 36,100 tests completed (the COVID-19 positivity rate is at 6.2 per cent — a 0.1 per cent increase from the
Ontario reported more than 2,100 new COVID-19 cases on Friday — a drop from the 2,380 cases yesterday, although that case count was higher by approximately 280 cases due to a data catch-up process related to the provincial CCM system, according to the Ministry of Health. However, today’s numbers are still a major jump from
The Ontario government is investing $3.7 million, as part of the 2021 budget, to help seniors and people with disabilities get to and from their COVID-19 vaccination appointments. The announcement was made Tuesday afternoon at a press conference headed by Premier Doug Ford. More details about the program will be released in coming days, but
Toronto private school Upper Canada College is reported to be temporarily closed after numerous positive cases of COVID-19. According to a media report by the CBC, the confirmed cases occurred with students at the private school in grades 4, 8, 9, and 12. When contacted by TRNTO.com, UCC issued a prepared statement. “The school works
