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23.06.2021 / 21:29

Efforts needed to reach last quarter of unvaccinated Ontarians, experts and officials say

COVID-19 vaccine, public health officials and experts say more efforts are needed to reach those who aren’t yet protected against the virus.Just over 76 per cent of adults in the province had received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine as of Wednesday, and 27 per cent were fully vaccinated.“Unfortunately, that does mean there’s one in four people who haven’t got their first dose,” said Dr. Dirk Huyer, the province’s chief coroner and a member of the vaccine task force.

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Ontario to hold update on COVID-19 vaccine rollout

COVID-19 vaccine rollout today.Task force member Dirk Huyer says the group has been carefully working on its plan for second doses.Ontario is currently administering COVID-19 shots four months apart with some exceptions for people with specific health conditions and other groups. Toronto COVID-19 vaccine pop-up calls out entitlement, inequity after 2nd-dose seekers crash clinic Huyer says the second-dose plan will consider clinical reasons for shortening the interval between doses, supply and allocations across the province.The top doctor for York Region says he’s already heard that the province plans to shorten the interval between doses for those aged 80 and older.Dr.

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Ontario to provide update on use of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine

COVID-19 vaccine today.Several provinces have stopped giving the shot because of concerns about rare, fatal blood clots.Ontario has paused use of the vaccine but still has tens of thousands of doses in storage. Nearly 255K doses of AstraZeneca to arrive in Ontario next week, to be used as 2nd shots Health authorities are trying to decide whether to resume using the AstraZeneca shot or if a different vaccine should be substituted for second doses.Dr.

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Rise in sudden COVID-19 deaths at home still a mystery, Ontario chief coroner says

COVID-19 patients dying unexpectedly at home without having called for an ambulance is a troubling new trend that needs further investigation, Ontario’s chief coroner said on Friday.Why exactly patients who don’t appear to be seriously ill are suddenly taking a drastic turn for the worse has yet to be determined, Dirk Huyer said in an interview.“They didn’t have severe symptoms that would typically have people go to the hospital,” Huyer said. “It’s still work that we’re trying to work through.

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‘A number of people’ died of COVID-19 before they could be admitted to hospital: Ontario’s chief coroner

Ontario’s chief coroner Dr. Dirk Huyer said Thursday that “a number of people” in Ontario have died of COVID-19 before they could be admitted to hospital, adding that such deaths are “new, unfortunate and sad.”

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COVID-19 vaccines ‘don’t rest in provincial freezers’: Ontario health official

Ontario’s chief coroner Dr.

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Coronavirus: Ontario looking at ‘multiple ways’ to deliver vaccine to homebound people, official says

Ontario’s chief coroner Dirk Huyer on Thursday responded to a question about innovative COVID-19 vaccine distribution measures for people receiving home-care or who have mobility issues, stating that the vaccine distribution task force is determining “multiple ways” to deliver the vaccine, as well as working with home-care provider organizations.

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No severe adverse reactions from COVID-19 vaccines reported in Ontario thus far

COVID-19 vaccines administered in the province thus far.In a press conference Thursday afternoon at Queen’s Park, officials said that from Dec. 13 to Jan.

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Ontario says paramedics will be included in 1st phase of COVID-19 vaccine distribution

COVID-19 vaccine distribution in Ontario, a top public health official said Wednesday.Dr. Dirk Huyer, who sits on the COVID-19 vaccine distribution task force, made the comments one day after the head of the task force, retired Gen.

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Ontario to release order, timeframe for population groups to get COVID-19 vaccine

COVID-19, possibly within the next few weeks.Dr. Dirk Huyer, a member of the province’s COVID-19 vaccine distribution task force, says the group is working to determine the sequencing “over the next number of weeks,” after which it should be publicly released.He says it won’t be broken down at the individual level, but by category such as health-care workers.Huyer says that within each category, there will be further prioritization based on factors such as risk of exposure to COVID-19 and the number of cases in a geographic area.

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Coronavirus: Ontario health officials explain ICU capacity concerns amid 2nd wave

Associate chief medical officer of health Dr. Barbara Yaffe and chief coroner Dr.

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Coronavirus: Latest developments in the Greater Toronto Area on April 21

Here is a roundup of the latest developments on the coronavirus pandemic in the Greater Toronto Area for Tuesday:

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Coronavirus: Ontario coroner’s office implements changes amid COVID-19 pandemic

Ontario’s chief coroner says they have had to implement major changes as to how his office, funeral homes and hospitals handle the deceased throughout the coronavirus pandemic.

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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