The present study examined willingness to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, the associated reasons for willingness/unwillingness, and vaccine safety perceptions in a cross-sectional assessment of community adults in Ontario. Methods: One thousand three hundred sixty seven individuals (60.6% female, mean age...
“The rush to create a COVID-19 vaccine may do more harm than good” (Torreele2020). The article lamented the fact that a vaccine may only provide short term protection or may offer only low vaccine effectiveness (less than 50%). The article quotes Phil Krause, then deputy...
(1) Background: Canada had a unique approach to COVID-19 vaccine policy making. The objective of this study was to understand the evolution of COVID-19 vaccination policies in Ontario, Canada, using the policy triangle framework. (2) Methods: We searched government web...
October 2020 [23]. Since the rollout of COVID-19 vaccine programmes, booster doses of the vaccine have emerged to provide continuous long-term protection from the virus. A cross-sectional study among the American population suggested a strong predictor of booster hesitancy was primary COVID-19 ...
Ontario is following a three-step reopening plan that will see public health restrictions lift every 21 days based on vaccination rates and other health indicators. Workplaces and public spaces need to follow pandemic guidelines including masking, physical distancing and capacity limits during ...
COVID-19—what we know so far about… herd immunity (Public Health Ontario, 2021);https://www.publichealthontario.ca/-/media/documents/ncov/covid-wwksf/2021/02/wwksf-herd-immunity.pdf?la=en Aschwanden, C. Five reasons why COVID herd immunity is probably impossible.Nature591, 520–522 ...
The province has repeatedly taken the stance that it will not mandate vaccinations, drawing criticism from Ontario Liberal Leader Steven Del Duca, who said the new immunization policies don’t go far enough. “A fourth wave has begun and schools are about to return, and Doug Ford is panderi...
Table 1. Baseline Characteristics of Immigrants, Refugees, and Nonimmigrant Children and Adolescents in Ontario on January 1, 2021a View LargeDownload Table 2. Vaccine Coverage by Characteristics of First- and Second-Generation Immigrants and Refugees and All Nonimmigrant Children and Adolescents on...
It was urgent and necessary to synthesize the evidence for vaccine effectiveness (VE) against SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern (VOC). We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to provide a comprehensive overview of the effectiveness profile of COV
Ontario Ontario is following a three-step reopening plan that will see public health restrictions lift every 21 days based on vaccination rates and other health indicators. Workplaces and public spaces need to follow pandemic guidelines including masking, physical distancing and capacity limits during ...