Veronica Appia
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What do Ontario's breakthrough infections teach us about the COVID-19 vaccine?
The Ontario government has recently been reporting the number of breakthrough COVID-19 infections in fully vaccinated people, as part of its daily data collection — and the percentage has been sitting... → Read More
Will Ontario's rules around school outbreaks expose the status of unvaccinated students?
When Ontario's Ministry of Education released its back-to-school plan in early August, it was stated that students would not be required to get vaccinated or be singled out due to their vaccination... → Read More
Public education group calls for mandatory vaccines in Ontario schools
People for Education, an Ontario-based public education and advocacy group, is the latest organization urging the provincial government to add COVID-19 to the mandatory vaccination list in schools. → Read More
7 things you probably didn’t know about the Paralympic Games
The Tokyo Summer Paralympic Games will take place from Aug. 24 to Sept. 5 and athletes from around the world will be competing in 22 sporting events from wheelchair rugby to equestrian. → Read More
Here's what Lecce is saying about Ontario's back-to-school plan
A day after the Ministry of Education released it's back-to-school guidelines for the upcoming school year, minister Stephen Lecce and Ontario's top doctor Kieran Moore answered questions about the... → Read More
Virtual care is here to stay but correct 'dose' must be determined: Ontario doctors
Virtual care may be here for the long haul, but there's no one-size-fits-all model. → Read More
Ontario 'very close' to meeting vaccination target to end Step 3, Ford says
Ahead of the chief medical officer of health's weekly COVID-19 news conference, Premier Doug Ford has provided a preliminary update about Ontario's vaccine targets, saying that the province is \ → Read More
Ontario science table considering benefits of vaccine passports
The Ontario Science Advisory Table has released a list of considerations for the implementation of vaccine passports in the province, despite premier Doug Ford expressing his disapproval. → Read More
Ontarians can now get digital reminders for licence, health card renewals
Ontarians will now be able to sign up for digital reminders to renew their licence, plate stickers and health cards, the province has announced. → Read More
Will Canadians need a third dose COVID-19 booster? Experts weigh in
Pfizer and BioNTech have announced they will be seeking approval for a third dose of COVID-19 vaccine to act as a booster in the coming months, stirring up mixed feelings among scientists and experts... → Read More
About 50 per cent of millennial homebuyers would move out of Ontario: poll
Hayley Burrell and her fiancé Mike moved from Ontario to New Brunswick, just as the COVID-19 pandemic was getting underway in April 2020. → Read More
Ford '99 per cent' sure there won't be another Ontario lockdown in the fall
Ontario premier Doug Ford says so long as Ontarians hit the vaccination targets set out by the province, there won't be another lockdown in the fall. → Read More
Will my post-pandemic immune system be strong enough for cold and flu season?
After a year and a half without regular exposure to common cold and flu viruses, Ontarians can expect to see a resurgence in the fall — possibly to higher levels than in pre-COVID times, immunology... → Read More
How to navigate social situations after months of COVID-19 isolation
The resumption of social events and interactions following months of pandemic isolation will look differently for different people. → Read More
'Vaccines are our ticket out' of COVID-19: Ontario's chief medical officer
As the province prepares to enter the final step of its COVID-19 reopening plan, chief medical officer of health Dr. Kieran Moore said → Read More
All Ontario school boards expected to have anti-sex trafficking plans by next year
The Ontario government has announced it will be investing $2.4 million into helping all school boards launch anti-human trafficking plans and protocols by next year. → Read More
In-person school, extracurriculars expected in Ontario this September: Lecce
Ontario education minister Stephen Lecce says it is the provincial government's goal to get students back in school full time this fall for in-person learning. → Read More
Ontario will move to Step 2 of its reopening plan on June 30
The Ontario government has announced the province will be moving into Step Two of its three-step reopening plan next week. → Read More
Mental health workers will be helping OPP respond to crisis calls: province
The Ontario government has announced it will be investing in a new Crisis Call Diversion Program for the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) service, which will see a mental health and addictions worker... → Read More
COVID-19 has caused health-care backlog of 16 million procedures, OMA says
Ontario doctors are warning that the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a backlog of approximately 16 million health-care procedures and that there won't be any \ → Read More