Background: COVID-19 is a global pandemic and vaccination efforts may be impeded by vaccine hesitancy. 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 communit...
Wednesday’s update also included an announcement that the province will offer COVID-19 booster shots to children aged five to 11 this week. Appointments will be available through the province’s vaccine portal starting at 8 a.m. Thursday. Parents can also book appointments for their children t...
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, attributing deaths to two or more substances rather than just one drug has become more common, new research from the Ontario Drug Policy Research Network and Public Health Ontario shows. From 2018 to 2022, the monthly rate of overdose deaths involving one substance ...
variants and the recent acceleration of the COVID-19 vaccination rollout to Ontario’s public, Ontario Premier Doug Ford was recently asked if the Government of Ontario would consider passing legislation that would allow employees to take three hours’ paid time off to get the COVID-19 vaccine....
An employee uses a syringe to transfer raw materials for messenger RNA (mRNA), the first step of Covid-19 vaccine production, at the BioNTech SE laboratory in Marburg, Germany, on Saturday, March 27, 2021. Photo by Alex Kraus/Bloomberg “The province broke the promise ...
Collection and use of sociodemographic data (SDD), including race, ethnicity and income, are foundational to understanding health inequities. Ontario’s public health units collected SDD as part of COVID-19 case management and vaccination activities. Thi
President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Commerce Department says Canada could avoid tariffs in the short term if the government addresses border concerns – and those sentiments are being echoed by Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey. Second suspect in 2018 fatal shooting of Toro...
Trying to register for the vaccine this morning, Toronto? So am I. The website is super glitchy and slow. Have patience and you’ll reach a virtual waiting line. We got this. Friend said it will be like finding concert tix.@allthecdnpoli@JohnTory@JILLSLASTWORD#toronto#covidpic.twitter...
Open source repository for Ontario's official app(Verify Ontario)that is used for verifying COVID-19 vaccine certificates. Overview Local setup Rules, Public keys and Minimum mandatory app version Vulnerability disclosure policy Overview This is a React Native app and designed to work well on both...
This cohort study estimates rates of myocarditis and pericarditis after receipt of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine among individuals in Ontario, Canada,