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A few more weeks and we will reach that lofty plateau. It doesn’t get much better.
We will then be living with COVID and its many mutations. The science community will worry about vaccination efficacy against the inevitable echo variant. Some people will remain unvaccinated and vulnerable. Some of those people will get sick. But the rest of us will have to go back to life.
Which means that the public health measures in place at the end of this month should be considered the steady state.
Provinces have relied on emergency measures to cancel what we once considered to be a sacred trust –- our rights and freedoms. With effective vaccines now readily available it’s time to lift the emergency veil and consider public health measures like capacity limits and mandatory masking permanent.
Vaccine expiry date approaches, apology to Italian-Canadians: In The News for May 27
Pharmacist Barbara Violo shows off a vial of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto on Friday, March 12, 2021. Thousands of doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine are set to expire in a few days, and the federal government is urging provinces to get them into arms before that happens. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette May 27, 2021 - 1:15 AM
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what s on the radar of our editors for the morning of May 27 .
Vaccine expiry date approaches, apology to Italian-Canadians: In The News for May 27
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Pharmacist Barbara Violo shows off a vial of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto on Friday, March 12, 2021. Thousands of doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine are set to expire in a few days, and the federal government is urging provinces to get them into arms before that happens. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what’s on the radar of our editors for the morning of May 27 …
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TORONTO - Ontario reported its first death linked to a rare blood clot associated with the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine Tuesday as many who received a first dose of the vaccine faced challenges trying to schedule second shots.
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Various groups use social distancing at Christie Pits Park in Toronto during the COVID-19 pandemic on Saturday, May 22, 2021.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tijana Martin
TORONTO - Ontario reported its first death linked to a rare blood clot associated with the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine Tuesday as many who received a first dose of the vaccine faced challenges trying to schedule second shots.
Several family doctors and physician associations across Canada say they welcome questions from anyone concerned about second doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca or any other COVID-19 vaccine.