Thread by @CBCQueensPark

NEW: Vaccinating all adults in hardest-hit neighbourhoods was not in Ontario’s detailed plan released Tuesday. The very next day, Premier Ford declared it was being organized “as we speak.”
Was this just spin? Or an actual strategic shift? #COVID19Ontario cbc.ca/news/canada/to…

I’m told public health units and even health ministry staff were caught by surprise by Ford’s declaration Wednesday that everybody aged 18+ in the designated hotspots can get vaccinated. No arrangements had been made for people younger than 50 in those zones to book appointments.

In this phase of the vaccination plan, the province has allocated 920,000 additional doses for what it calls the “hot spot communities.” Using census data, my math tells me there are around 3.3 million adults in the postal codes designated high risk. #COVID19Ontario

This apparent shift in emphasis on hotspot vaccination came days after Rick Hiller ended his term as chair of the vaccine distribution task force. His replacement: the highly regarded Dr Homer Tien, veteran trauma surgeon & @Ornge CEO.
Coincidence? I’ve heard competing theories.

I’ve also heard from multiple sources that @SteiniBrown’s expertise and insight on handling the pandemic has begun to have more influence on Premier Ford. #covid19ontario

Lots of evidence here in this thread by @mcquillanator of @CBCNews
that Premier Ford’s message of opening up vaccinations to all adults in hotspots was ... perhaps a bit premature.

https://twitter.com/mcquillanator/status/1380515617493508106