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The province announced Monday that nurses, doctors, PSWs and other frontline health-care workers engaged in high-risk COVID settings are now eligible for a second vaccine dose earlier than the four-month interval.
The Registered Nurses Association of Ontario (RNAO) led the way in advocating for this move.
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For those risking their lives every day through their involvement in the COVID-19 response, getting a second vaccine dose faster is crucial.
Canada expanded the gap between first and second doses from a few weeks to a few months, hoping to get a first vaccine shot into as many people as possible, as quickly as possible.
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Publishing date: Apr 16, 2021 • 4 hours ago • 4 minute read Ontario Premier Doug Ford points on a COVID-19 caseload projection model graph during a news conference at Queen s Park in Toronto, on Friday. Ontario is extending its stay-at-home order to six weeks, restricting interprovincial travel and limiting outdoor gatherings in an effort to fight COVID-19. Photo by Frank Gunn /The Canadian Press
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TORONTO Ontario is extending a stay-at-home order, limiting interprovincial travel and shutting outdoor recreational facilities while giving police new powers to enforce the restrictions amid an onslaught of COVID-19.
In stretching the current four-week stay-at-home order to six weeks, Premier Doug Ford said Friday the province was on its heels and tougher measures were needed.
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While the number of new COVID cases in the Sudbury area appears to be slowing down, the same can’t be said for the rest of Ontario, which is now under new, tougher restrictions in an effort to stop the spread of the virus.
Public Health Sudbury and Districts said the area recorded 14 new cases on Friday, while the number of active cases dropped by nine to 197.
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The health unit reported 23 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday and 18 on Wednesday. On Monday, the number was 41.