Ontario reports more than 4,000 COVID-19 cases, 28 additional deaths
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Hundreds of family doctors being onboarded to administer COVID-19 vaccines across Ontario
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Think Research Corporation launched an educational hub to help clinicians and family physicians promote vaccine confidence and reduce vaccine hesitancy, which is a growing area of concern, says CEO Sachin Aggarwal.
“Docs are a real key part of this story,” he said. “Evidence has changed so fast over the course of COVID. Doctors are like you and me, they keep on top of it the best they can, but things are changing rapidly so you need to arm them, and they need to know how to most effectively communicate that information with their patients.”
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For residents worried about getting their COVID-19 vaccines, or unable get to a local mass vaccination clinic, family physicians could be the next step in making sure everyone gets their jab, an Ingersoll doctor says just days after giving the shots for the first time in his own practice.
Dr. Jay Taylor, a family doctor in Ingersoll, said he believes he was the first family practice in Oxford County – and one of very few in the province – now administering COVID-19 vaccines to patients, and says this model could be key to getting vaccine-hesitant people their shots.
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