/CNW/ - The Neighbourhood Pharmacy Association of Canada (Neighbourhood Pharmacies) has released its 2021 federal election platform entitled "Unlocking.
TORONTO Pharmacists across Canada are calling for increased access to the countryâs supply of COVID-19 vaccines as lineups for doses mount. In places like Toronto, London, Ont. and Victoria, B.C., lineups for vaccines can be seen circling the block, prompting pharmacists to speak up about their own unused capabilities to help. âThat s just not an equitable system,â Khalid Bhatti, a pharmacist in Mississauga, Ont., told CTV News. âWe re kind of having people go and line up like animals to get the vaccine when we ve got channels in place.â In April, the Canadian Pharmacists Association called for their further inclusion in Canadaâs vaccine rollout, arguing that that âthousands of pharmacies across the country are still waiting to get involved.â
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Many Canadians in their 40s and early 50s rushed to book AstraZeneca shots Monday as several provinces jumped ahead of the usual immunization advisory process to allow millions more people to get a shot.
British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba and Ontario decided to open AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine bookings to 40 to 55 year olds after hundreds of thousands of doses went unused by older people. Quebec was expected to also lower the age of eligibility from 55 this week.
Every respondent had issues accessing help in some capacity. The wait times to see a psychologist varied from weeks to more than a year. People presenting at the emergency department often have to wait hours. The shortage of beds in mental wards means only the most acute cases get treatment.
âAt the height of the Covid lockdown, my son became actively suicidal and incredibly distressed. We called an ambulance. He was taken to hospital ⦠We were there for five hours when they said he wasnât bad enough to hospitalise.â
Kathryn
, Melbourne, Victoria
âI am currently not supported by a psychologist because the last one told me there was nothing more she could do for me, and could not find anyone with the expertise to help me who had openings ⦠I have called the Crisis Team for mental health at the local hospital on two occasions. I did not get through to a person on either occasion. No one ever called me back.â