The doctor who will guide Ontario’s path out of the COVID-19 pandemic is being described by colleagues and friends as a competent public health expert, straight shooter and excellent communicator.
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ICU survivors at higher risk of suicide, research finds; implications for COVID
Patients discharged from intensive care are at higher risk of suicide, according to new research, suggesting that people who survive a serious COVID-19 infection could also be more likely to harm themselves.
Vaccines available to 35+ in 5 York Region postal codes, 60+ across municipality
York Region is lowering the COVID-19 vaccine eligibility age to 35 and over in five high priority postal codes.
Ornge CEO Dr. Homer Tien replacing Hillier as head of vaccine task force
Dr. Homer Tien, CEO and president of Ornge Air Ambulance, will lead the province’s vaccine task force following the end of retired Gen. Rick Hillier’s term.
Toronto remembers lives lost during COVID-19 pandemic
The City of Toronto staged a virtual commemorative ceremony Sunday night to remember the more 2,700 Torontonians who lost their lives to COVID-19 in the past year.
‘We could use more doses, thousands more’: Gen. Hillier says Ontario will soon run out of vaccines
After a slow start to the vaccine roll out program, Ontario’s vaccine task force now says it will soon run out of doses if allocations for the province do not increase in short order.
Small businesses innovating via Instagram to stay afloat during COVID-19
As Ontario prepares for a second lockdown on Boxing Day, it is yet another body blow to small businesses that have been struggling to survive since COVID-19 pandemic restrictions were first announced in March
What will a vaccinated world look like?
With the arrival of the first COVID-19 vaccines in Canada, there is hope that this is the beginning of the end. Tina Yazdani speaks with experts on how long it will be before we can go back to the lives we once knew before the pandemic.