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Ontario should set up a lottery to allocate one of the few medications known to reduce mortality in critically ill COVID-19 patients in case supplies are exhausted during the punishing third wave, according to a new paper from the province’s scientific advisers.
The Ontario COVID-19 Science Advisory Table is asking the provincial government to prepare for the day hospitals run out of tocilizumab, an anti-inflammatory drug that physicians are already administering in smaller doses to make limited amounts go further.
This Hamilton man stuck in hospital with COVID-19 is now behind on rent and car payments
Delio Delgado has spent more than a month in hospital battling COVID-19, but when he leaves, he ll have to try and catch up on missed rent and car payments.
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Delio Delgado lives in a hot spot in Hamilton and wishes the province did more to get him vaccinated
Posted: Apr 21, 2021 6:15 AM ET | Last Updated: April 21
Delio Delgado, 51, says he has been in the hospital since March 13 battling COVID-19 and is behind on rent as he tries to survive in a Hamilton hospital.(Bobby Hristova/CBC)
7 more COVID-19 outbreaks in Hamilton, including a hospital, school and daycare
Hamilton has declared seven new outbreaks, including a hospital, elementary school, child care centres, workplaces, and supportive housing.
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Posted: Apr 20, 2021 2:59 PM ET | Last Updated: April 20
A sign near Hamilton General Hospital this month aims to boost the morale of health-care workers. (Bobby Hristova/CBC)
No excuse : Hamilton vaccine group member wants BIPOC community prioritized
A member of the group advising Hamilton public health says the city isn t doing enough to prioritize racialized, disabled and low-income residents in its vaccine rollout.
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Hamilton public health says it is making small strides, but Ameil Joseph says more needs to be done
Posted: Apr 19, 2021 1:18 PM ET | Last Updated: April 19
Ameil Joseph says he and other members of the vaccine readiness network want public health to prioritize BIPOC communities in its vaccine rollout.(Ameil Joseph)
A member of the group advising Hamilton public health says the city isn t doing enough to prioritize racialized, disabled and low-income residents in its vaccine rollout.
By Colin Perkel
TORONTO Furious criticism of new anti-pandemic powers that allow police in Ontario to stop any motorist or pedestrian and ask where they live and why they’re not home prompted the provincial government on Saturday to reconsider the measures.
As the number of infected people in hospital reached record levels, Premier Doug Ford tweeted that the measures, which also included shutting down all outdoor recreational facilities and playgrounds, would be clarified.
“Ontario’s enhanced restrictions were always intended to stop large gatherings where spread can happen,” Ford said. “Our regulations will be amended to allow playgrounds, but gatherings outside will still be enforced.”