A multivariate analysis shows that ACB people who believed that the ACB population is at a higher risk for COVID-19 were more likely to be willing to receive the vaccine compared to those who did not (OR = 1.79, p < 0.05). ACB people who had received at least one dose...
"The last two years have been very stressful and we don’t want to add to that stress. That’s why we are giving students time this year to get their vaccines without the risk of suspension," Marlene Campsall, manager of the health unit’s vaccine preventable disease p...
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...
"As the pace of Ontario's COVID-19 vaccine rollout continues to accelerate with 2.2 million doses scheduled to arrive this week, the government is extending booking eligibility at mass immunization clinics to individuals aged 18 and over,"reads a release issued by the provincial governmentMonday ...
Ontario's provincial government quietly and without fanfare updated itsCOVID-19 vaccination portalFriday morning with a new section called "download your enhanced vaccine certificate." This enhanced certificate includes a scannable QR code, personalized to each individual, that can be scanned by business...
People who are medically exempt from receiving the COVID-19 vaccine and those under 12 years of age will be able to access settings where thevaccinecertificateis required without receiving the shots. Vaccination status will not affect anyone's ability to receive necessary medical care, food fromgr...
Crowds cheered, waved flags and hoisted signs in Ontario on Thursday as parts of a convoy of truckers headed for Ottawa to protest the Canadian government's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for cross-border drivers.
Many Ontario municipalities are keeping COVID-19 vaccine mandates for their staff even as they lift the proof-of-vaccination requirement at facilities such as community centres. The province’s vaccine certificate system covering restaurants, bars, gyms, cinemas, event spaces ended Tuesday and several...
Ex-New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez sentenced to 11 years in prison for bribery conviction Former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez was sentenced to 11 years in prison Wednesday for accepting bribes of cash and gold bars and serving as an agent of Egypt as he sold influence to businessmen eager t...
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