It is very curious that Sudbury’s public health unit has not released the Pfizer vaccine to family doctors even though it has had a huge supply on hand, making…
Column: A tale of three cities and an island
Author of the article: Dr. Peter Zalan
Publishing date: May 06, 2021 • 2 hours ago • 4 minute read •
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Ontario is in trouble. Too many patients need hospital care. Hence a provincial emergency order now permits the transfer of hospitalized patients to another hospital without necessarily obtaining consent.
This was followed by a new provincial transfer protocol to allow for the transfer of hospital patients to a long-term care or retirement home not of their choosing, without having to obtain the consent of the patient or their substitute decision-maker.
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CTV News reported on Jan. 21: “The mystery of why virtually all of the seniors and 74 workers became infected with COVID-19 at Roberta Place Long-Term Care Home in Barrie is now becoming clear one of the new variants of the novel coronavirus was behind the outbreak.”
On Jan. 25, Public Health identified the first variant in Sudbury. I wrote the following day: “To give it the best shot that the B.1.1.7 variant does not spread beyond the city, the province should impose a ring of police around Barrie immediately. Immediately, because this virus spreads so quickly.”
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