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Here are the latest developments on the coronavirus pandemic in the Greater Toronto Area for Friday.

The Peterborough, Ont. woman is among a chorus of seniors and caregivers who are pushing for in-home inoculations lest thousands of vulnerable Canadians be left behind.

The provincial government agency says that bookings made between Jan. 1 and Feb. 5 have increased almost 100 per cent.

Some geriatricians are also dismissing the suggestion that unique storage and handling requirements prevent home-based deployment of Canada's approved COVID-19 vaccines.

The top doctor for the Thunder Bay, Ont., area is recommending all schools move classes online for the next two weeks due to rising COVID-19 cases.

A popular insecticide used on farms across Canada has been shown to have dire effects on ground-nesting bees, according to new research from the University of Guelph.

Ontario's universities are facing a shortfall of about half a billion dollars this year as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, an advocacy group said in seeking government relief.

"This type of application is not something that you can just put together in a couple of weeks... It's clearly a task that will take several months to do."