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5 May, 6 tweets, 3 min read
NEW: Ontario is on track to administer at least one dose of #COVID19 vaccine to 65% of the adult population by the end of May, officials told journalists in a briefing. #COVID19Ontario
Ontario is scheduled to receive 8.2 million doses of vaccine by the end of June, nearly all of them Pfizer. #COVID19Ontario
Officials say that by the end of this week 2,500 pharmacies will be eligible to receive vaccines. However, it's unclear how many will actually have doses to offer as vast bulk of incoming supply is Pfizer, so far Ontario has only involved 16 pharmacies in a Pfizer pilot project.
Ontario officials say they are pleased with this morning's news that Health Canada has approved the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for children aged 12 and up. However, Ontario has not yet stated date for when children will be eligible to book appointments.
cbc.ca/news/politics/…
No news today on shortening the timeframe between the first and second dose among more vulnerable populations.
Health Minister Christine Elliott and Solicitor General Sylvia Jones have a news conference on Ontario's vaccine rollout at 1:30pm. We'll stream it live here
cbc.ca/news/canada/to…

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6 May
NEW: @OntarioPCParty has begun an ad blitz against the federal Liberal government.
"Mutant COVID variants are flying into Canada. Trudeau didn't close the borders when the pandemic started. He didn't close the borders when it got worse." #onpoli #cdnpoli
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It's not exactly clear what the Ford government wants the Trudeau government to do re the borders.
Here's a cabinet minister saying the feds should "shut down international borders!" and "freeze incoming flights immediately." #onpoli #cdnpoli
Here's Premier Ford calling for "stronger border measures" #onpoli #cdnpoli
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4 May
NEW: The ⁦@OntarioPCParty⁩ is buying Facebook ads encouraging people to sign a petition that the federal government ban all non-essential travel to Canada.
(The federal government actually banned foreigners / non-residents from non-essential travel to Canada in March 2020.)
@OntarioPCParty The @OntLiberal Party spotted that @Sflecce ad on Facebook and in a news release said it's "tapping into the cynical Conservative political playbook of sowing division."
@OntarioPCParty @OntLiberal @Sflecce The Star's @robertbenzie reported first yesterday that the PCs have "purchased significant TV and radio time for a blitz questioning ... Ottawa’s refusal to further tighten the borders." #onpoli
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3 May
THREAD: Millions of Ontario's supply of #COVID19 rapid tests have not been used, according to Health Canada data.
Story by @jesscheunggg of @CBCToronto
cbc.ca/news/canada/to…
@jesscheunggg @CBCToronto Last fall, Premier Doug Ford called rapid tests "an absolute game changer" and repeatedly badgered the federal government over the slow pace of Health Canada's approval for their use.
cbc.ca/news/politics/…
@jesscheunggg @CBCToronto Ontario's Ministry of Health says 7.4 million rapid antigen tests have been deployed in the province to a number of sectors, including long-term care and retirement homes, congregate care settings, Indigenous communities, schools and workplaces.
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19 Apr
THREAD: Puzzling vaccine statement from Premier Doug Ford's office this afternoon:
"The Premier was notified today by our officials to be prepared for delays to two shipments of AstraZeneca expected from the federal government later this month and next." #COVID19ontario
We asked the premier's office for more details: How many doses are delayed? What shipments were these?
The response: "We are still waiting for more details from the federal government."
#COVID19ontario
But less than a week ago, Ontario officials said they had no confirmation of any additional AstraZeneca shipments. #COVID19ontario
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17 Apr
Closed in Ontario: playgrounds, soccer fields and baseball diamonds.
Open in Ontario: workplaces where #COVID19 is spreading. cbc.ca/news/canada/to…
I can’t find a single expert who actually thinks closing outdoor amenities like playgrounds and tennis courts is useful in slowing the spread of #COVID19. If you find one, please let me know. Meanwhile, here’s a thread with experts saying it’s anywhere from useless to harmful.
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12 Apr
NEW: Five Ontario 'hot spots' getting vaccine priority are actually less hard-hit by #COVID19 than the average neighbourhood.
I’ve uncovered this by examining the data on rates of infections, hospitalizations and deaths.
#COVID19Ontario cbc.ca/news/canada/to…
Hamilton’s rate of #COVID19 cases is only a bit lower than York Region’s.
Yet only two Hamilton postal code zones (with approx 65,000 people) are designated hotspots.
In York, hotspot status covers more than 600,000 people, giving half its population priority access to vaccines.
Health Ministry’s official vaccine prioritization document says hotspot designation is for communities with “historic and ongoing high rates of COVID-19, death and severe illness (e.g. hospitalization).”
The rates in these 5 “hotspots” are below average.
cbc.ca/news/canada/to…
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