Ontario’s COVID lockdown catch-22
Ontario’s COVID lockdown catch-22
New research suggests shorter, more frequent lockdowns are better for public health and the economy
By Enzo DiMatteo
Photo credit: @fordnation
Doug Ford rolled out phase two of the province’s vaccine plan on Friday. The plan is to vaccinate nine million Ontarians by the end of July. It’s going to be a tough mark to hit given that only some 269,000 Ontarians have so far been fully immunized. An online booking system won’t launch until March 15. The anticipated arrival of two more vaccines (AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson) was held out by Rick Hillier – the retired general put in charge of the province’s vaccination task force – as another reason for optimism.