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30.03.2022 / 22:41

Rising COVID-19 indicators in Ontario prompt calls for expanded access to PCR tests

COVID-19 indicators rising in Ontario, opposition politicians are calling on the government to expand access to PCR tests for the virus.Critics have been calling for Ontario to reinstate broad access to the gold-standard tests, which have been restricted to certain groups of high-risk people since December when the Omicron variant overwhelmed resources.Those calls continued on Wednesday as some suggested the province was entering a sixth wave of cases after a lull following the peak of the Omicron wave.

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COVID-19 cases expected to continue to rise in Ontario after record jump: Health Ministry

COVID-19 cases are expected to continue to rise in Ontario after the province reported a record number of new infections Friday, a spokesperson for the province’s health minister says.Alexandra Hilkene, spokesperson for Christine Elliott, released a statement Friday after Ontario reported a record number of new cases for the second straight day.There were 9,571 cases reported, surpassing the previous record set on Thursday of 5,790 new infections.

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Children born in 2017 ineligible for COVID vaccine until their 5th birthday: Ontario

Ontario’s health minister says children born in 2017 will have to wait for their fifth birthday to be eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine.Alexandra Hilkene says that guidance will remain in place for the time being.It’s a shift away from the rules that were in place when Pfizer-BioNTech’s pediatric COVID-19 vaccine was approved for use in kids aged five to 11 in Canada last month.

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Asymptomatic Ontario hospital workers exposed to COVID need not isolate if they test negative

COVID-19 need not stay home from work, so long as they continue to test negative for the virus daily.The province has made the recommendation in an effort to safeguard hospital staffing levels as COVID-19 cases surge due to the highly contagious Omicron variant.A spokeswoman for Health Minister Christine Elliott says hospital workers who have been in contact with a positive case must take a PCR test as soon as possible, and repeat the test on Day 7.

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Ontario removes capacity limits allowing for Santa Clause parades, other outdoor public events

Ontario government lifts COVID capacity limits for bars, restaurants, gyms beginning Monday A spokeswoman for Health Minister Christine Elliott says outdoor capacity limits are also lifted in most other sectors, such as fairs and festivals, outdoor areas of museums and zoos, and ski hills as well as other outdoor recreational amenities.Alexandra Hilkene notes that the risk of COVID-19 transmission is significantly lower outside.

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Ontario has administered thousands of 3rd COVID-19 vaccine doses to the immunocompromised

COVID-19 vaccine to some of the province’s most vulnerable residents and will continue to do so despite the World Health Organization calling for a moratorium on the practice.The global public health agency says vaccine-rich countries should stop offering third shots for the rest of the year so the shots can be diverted to under-vaccinated countries.A spokeswoman for Health Minister Christine Elliott says the province had administered more than 14,500 third doses as of Tuesday night — a number it plans to start reporting publicly.

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Capacity limits to be lifted when Ontario exits Step 3, indoor mask mandate to stay: government

Ontario government says capacity limits will be among the public health measures that will be lifted when the province exits Step 3 of reopening, though a mask mandate will remain in place for indoor public settings amid concerns around the Delta COVID-19 variant.“Only a small number of measures will remain in place, including the requirement for passive screening, such as posting a sign, and businesses requiring a safety plan,” Alexandra Hilkene, press secretary for Health Minister Christine Elliott, said in an email Friday.A date for the province exiting Step 3 has not yet been revealed.

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Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine shipping delay forces Waterloo Region pivot towards Modena vaccine

Fully immunized long-term care resident dies of COVID-19 in Kitchener The region’s task force said the province informed the region on Saturday that a delay in a shipment that had been scheduled to arrive early this week created the need to pivot toward the Modena vaccine, of which there is ample supply.A representative for Health Minister Christine Elliott told the Canadian Press that Ontario’s Pfizer delivery for this coming week is behind by two to three days.Elliott spokeswoman Alexandra Hilkene said Ontario received over one million doses of Moderna on Friday and will use them to supplement the delayed Pfizer doses around the province.The region’s task force said it will offer the Pfizer vaccine only to those under 17 as that is the

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COVID-19: Thousands of expiring AstraZeneca doses not yet sent to pharmacies, Ontario says

COVID-19: Ontario pharmacies waiting on AstraZeneca vaccine shipments A spokeswoman for the health minister said the quality checks were needed because storage data for some of the doses was incomplete.“No dose will be sent that isn’t deemed to be safe,” said Alexandra Hilkene.Ontario stopped giving out first doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine earlier this month after saying it was linked to an increased risk of a rare but serious blood clotting disorder.The province started offering second shots of the vaccine this week — at a 10-week dosing interval — to the first batch of AstraZeneca recipients in order to use up the doses that expire soon.Ontarians who received the vaccine between March 10 and March 19 in Kingston, Windsor and Toronto

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COVID-19: Ontario won’t lower AstraZeneca vaccine age threshold currently given limited supply

COVID-19 vaccine currently despite a new recommendation Friday from the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI).A spokesperson for Health Minister Christine Elliott said though NACI now recommends that the vaccine be given to those 30 years of age and older, limited supply means that, for the time being, the shot will continue to be given to those aged 40-plus.

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What should be done with leftover vaccines at Ontario clinics? Experts push for a plan

vaccines at the end of each day to anyone between the ages of sixteen and 59 years old at four designated immunization clinics.“To be on the Standby List, you need to be able to get an East Toronto Vaccine Clinic within 30 minutes,” said the East Toronto Health Partners website above a form that needed to be filled out to be on the ‘standby list.’The website received so many visitors, it crashed.And a day later, that same site was completely taken down. A look at who’s set to receive COVID 19 vaccines in the coming weeks in each province “We received over 60,000 submissions in approximately 30 hours,” said Wolf Klassen with Michael Garron Hospital.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0