The fear, grief, social isolation, and financial and occupational losses from COVID-19 have created a mental health crisis. Ontario's response highlights the shortcomings of its physician-only public healthcare system that limits public access to appropriate and sustainable mental healthcare. ...
“The patient was cared for at the hospital using all appropriate precautions, including being isolated as she was tested for COVID-19,” Williams said in a statement. He said the woman was ultimately released and sent home to go into self-isolation. Health officials are monitoring the situati...
He said the isolation period for those with COVID-19 will drop to five days from 10 days following the onset of symptoms for those who are vaccinated as well as children under 12 years old. Household contacts will also have to isolatefromthose who have tested positive. In Atlantic Can...
He said the isolation period for those with COVID-19 will drop to five days from 10 days following the onset of symptoms for those who are vaccinated as well as children under 12 years old. Household contacts will also have to isolatefromthose who have tested positive. In Atlantic Can...
It would appear as though citizens who've been following the advice of public health professionals to stay home and help slow the spread of COVID-19 are growing ever more resentful ofthose who break direct government orders. As officials explained yesterday when revealingthe province's pandemic ...
https://publications.aap.org/aapnews/news/23293/Immunization-schedule-updated-for-2023-COVID 11. Government of Canada. Vaccines for children: COVID-19. Accessed June 20, 2023. https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/vaccination-children/covid-19.html 12. Goldman RD, Bone JN...
It goes on to state the striking jump doctors have witnessed in rates of childhood depression, anxiety, eating disorders, suicidality and more due to lockdown measures and the closure of classrooms; issues that the doctors believe make for, like COVID, "a public health emergency." ...
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
Hospitalizations have not been as high as in previous waves, but a combination of staff isolation due to COVID-19 and increased demand has left hospitals scrambling. CHEO has faced a double-whammy of high staff absences and extremely high demand, especially in its emergency depa...
Ontario covid-19 data tool. https://www.publichealthontario.ca/en/data-and-analysis/infectious-disease/covid-19-data-surveillance/covid-19-data-tool (accessed June 10, 2020). Kathleen, M. J., Forest R., Federico M. G. & Alexander L. Correcting under-reported COVID-19 case numbers: ...