COVID-19: Pharmacies to offer vaccines 24/7; Toronto and Peel order businesses with outbreaks to close
COVID-19: Pharmacies to offer vaccines 24/7; Toronto and Peel order businesses with outbreaks to close Workplaces that remain open continue to be a major driver of COVID-19 cases in Peel, the region s top doctor Lawrence Loh said By NOW Staff
Select pharmacies to offer vaccines 24/7 in Toronto, Peel and York
1:45 pm Twenty Shoppers Drug Mart pharmacies in Ontario will start offering COVID-19 vaccinations 24 hours a day, seven days a week, the province announced on Wednesday.
Sixteen of the pharmacies are located in hot spots and could begin vaccinating 24/7 as early as tomorrow, the government said. Eleven of the pharmacies are located in Toronto (see the list here).
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ILLUSTRATION BY HANNA BARCZYK
As I rode my bike to the pharmacy to get my first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine, I was worried. No, not about the infinitesimal chance of developing a blood clot from the shot. I was worried about the Death Race 2000 of Toronto’s streets.
If you ride a bike here, you know that Toronto is not the greatest city for cyclists, and that’s putting it gently. Trucks park in bike lanes, drivers scoot up right behind you, car doors are flung open in your path. Yet I continue to ride, because I love it. It’s not like I ever sat down to do a cost-benefit analysis but if I did, I still think the pros (exercise, wind in my hair) outweigh the cons (might end up a blob on the street).
Ontario to keep schools closed as COVID-19 infections soar Bookmark Please log in to listen to this story. Also available in French and Mandarin. Log In Create Free Account
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The Ontario government is closing schools across the province and moving to online learning indefinitely, a decision that comes after the Education Minister publicly pledged to keep classrooms open.
The sudden switch was made as tens of thousands of educators in the hot spots of Toronto and Peel Region became eligible for COVID-19 vaccinations during this week’s spring break, although they were warned they may not get an appointment immediately.
Critical-care COVID-19 cases surpass peak of second wave Bookmark Please log in to listen to this story. Also available in French and Mandarin. Log In Create Free Account
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More Canadians are being treated for COVID-19 in intensive-care units than at any time in the pandemic, a situation that underscores the threat of the highly contagious variants that contributed to Ontario’s decision on Monday to close schools indefinitely.
The rising rate of new coronavirus infections in Canada is putting extraordinary pressure on hospitals, particularly in the Greater Toronto Area, the epicentre of the third wave. There is also a record number of COVID-19 patients in intensive-care units in British Columbia.
COVID-19: Ford moves all schools to remote learning; Toronto to see 2,500 daily cases in April: de Villa
COVID-19: Ford moves all schools to remote learning; Toronto to see 2,500 daily cases in April: de Villa
The latest coronavirus news for April 12 By NOW Staff
Ford moves all Ontario schools to remote learning after April break
3:05 pm The province will move all publicly funded elementary and secondary schools to remote learning when class resumes following this week’s break on April 19.
Premier Doug Ford said today that COVID-19 is “spreading like wildfire,” increasing the risk of community spread and, in turn, virus spread in schools.