Vaccinations are speeding along in Ontario and I’m here with another update as part of my ongoing commitment to you to help keep you aware of how to access vaccination. First off I want to thank all my incredible staff, family and patients for helping us get through our first […]
Ontario Accelerating Vaccinations to Support a Safer Summer and Return to In-Person Learning in September TORONTO — To best protect Ontario families from the fast growing B.1.617.2 variant, and to allow for higher rates of vaccination of students, staff, and families, the Ontario government has made the difficult decision to […]
Ontario is really moving on vaccination plans. So here I am with another update as part of my ongoing commitment to you to help keep you aware of how to access vaccination. Those of you who diligently are checking the Provincial Pharmacy Locator site might have noticed that Main Street […]
Updated policy means family and friends can safely visit loved ones TORONTO — In response to improvements in key public health care indicators, Ontario is pleased to announce that friends and family can now visit long-term care homes to see residents for an outdoor visit. The changes take effect Saturday, […]
Hello everyone. Time for another (much shorter) vaccine update! Today the Chief Medical Officer of Health of Ontario Dr. Williams announced an “unpausing” of AstraZeneca — for second doses of vaccines only — during the week of May 24. He announced that anyone who received their first dose of AstraZeneca […]
Province Safely Reopening Outdoor Recreational Amenities Prior to End of Stay-at-Home Order TORONTO — The Ontario government, in consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health, has released its Roadmap to Reopen, a three-step plan to safely and cautiously reopen the province and gradually lift public health measures based on the […]
A lot of movement has occurred on vaccines in the last week. Unfortunately the one movement we wanted — Main Street Pharmacy getting the vaccine — hasn’t happened yet. But Ontario is in the full swing of things now. So here I am with another update as part of my […]
As of 9:30 a.m., the following groups are now eligible to book a COVID-19 vaccine at a targeted vaccination clinic: Adults 18 years and older, born in 2003 or earlier. Essential workers who cannot work from home that are 16 years and older, born in 2005 or earlier. The full […]
As the third wave of COVID-19 continues in Ontario, unique tributes to those affected are emerging in Kingsville. Communities in Bloom Kingsville and Kingsville Horticultural Society have partnered to create a COVID memorial garden in each Kingsville, Cottam and Ruthven. “Establishing new gardens in each of Kingsville’s community centres was […]
Province Outlines Plans to Make Pfizer Vaccine Available to Youth Aged 12 to 17 TORONTO — With the new, more contagious variants continuing to pose significant risks, the Ontario government, in consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health, has extended the Stay-at-Home Order (O. Reg. 265/21) until at least […]