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Parents of Ontario children aged 5 to 11 can begin booking appointments for the COVID-19 vaccine starting Tuesday, Nov. 23, Ontario Health Minister Christine Elliott announced Monday. She said it’s likely shots will be in the arms of children by Thursday.

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Ontario Health Minister Christine Elliott on Wednesday defended previously stated information about the number of outbreaks in long-term care homes, saying the up to date information may not have been available at the time it was presented on Tuesday, or that it changed while the period the daily briefing was taking place. She also said...

Ontario Health Minister Christine Elliott said Friday that lockdowns had to be introduced in several regions across the province to prevent increasing COVID-19 cases from overburdening the health-care systems, adding that surgeries and procedures that were postponed in the first wave can’t be postponed again because, in many cases, they are life-saving.

Ontario Health Minister Christine Elliott said on Monday that there was “hope” for a move to Stage 3 of the reopening plan and that data from Stage 2 reopening is being examined and they are working to move into said next stage “as soon as we possibly can.” She said they could not, however, provide...

Ontario’s Deputy Premier Christine Elliott announced on Thursday that the province will be opening up COVID-19 vaccine booking eligibility to adults 55 and over on their provincial portal starting Friday, and hopes to start booking appointments for all adults over 18 as early as the week of May 24. Elliott also said the province is...

Ontario Health Minister Christine Elliot said on Wednesday that more than 50 per cent of residents over the age of 18 had received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. “This is a very exciting milestone and a true testament to the determination and dedication of team Ontario,” Elliot told reporters.

Deputy Premier and Health Minister Christine Elliott said Wednesday that the province is recommending cloth face masks be worn in public as Ontario enters Stage 1 of its reopening plan and businesses begin reopening, especially in the event that people are unable to properly follow physical distancing guidance.

Ontario Health Minister Christine Elliott spoke Friday about the launch of the next phase of the province’s testing strategy, saying they’re adding two new branches of testing, in addition to the current testing centre method. She said the first is will be an expansion of surveillance for vulnerable populations for those not showing symptoms at...

Ontario Health Minister Christine Elliott on Thursday said they would not be implementing a stay-at-home order with the “emergency brake” shutdown because they saw the harm the last order had on children and adults, adding they wanted people to enjoy the outdoors safely with warmer weather around the corner.

Reacting to the Canadian federal government’s new public health measures for international travellers, Ontario Premier Doug Ford on Friday said while he welcomes this change, he feels it doesn’t start soon enough. As a result, Ontario is introducing a plan to combat virus variants and will require mandatory COVID-19 testing at Toronto Pearson International Airport...

Ontario Health Minister Christine Elliott warned Monday that the variants of the coronavirus were a “significant threat” to reopening the province and they were spreading in the province. She spoke about the P.1 variant first identified in Brazil detected in Toronto, as well as a case in the Timiskaming Health Unit that was flagged to...

Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Health Minister Christine Elliott gave further details on the “emergency brake” measure being put into place to help for a quicker response to a spike in COVID-19 cases, especially in situations where a variant may be spreading. Elliott said it would allow them to move a region from any restriction...

Ontario Health Minister Christine Elliott said on Thursday that the province’s investment into COVID-19 testing will “significantly expand” testing capacity, as well as improve access and reduce wait times. She added they will also be hiring more contact tracers to “further expand our efforts to quickly identify potential cases.”

On this week’s Focus Ontario, the World Health Organization officially declares a COVID-19 pandemic. We’re taking a deep dive on the impact here in Ontario and beyond. Health Minister Christine Elliott explains the province’s action plan and where we go from here.

Asked about a letter from frontline workers at Lakeridge Hospital who say they’re having to extend the use of personal protective equipment (PPE), Ontario Health Minister Christine Elliott said the province has an “adequate” supply of PPEs and is working to obtain more.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford said on Tuesday that various manufacturers have been “stepping up” to provide more personal protective equipment to supply medical workers with, including those that normally don’t make the equipment. Health Minister Christine Elliott also stressed they had the supplies to help frontline workers but appreciate any additional help people or the...

Provincial health minister Christine Elliott made the announcement Monday morning stating 22 health-care partners will work toward making sure patients get the proper care and their movement through the healthcare system is seamless.

Ontario Health Minister Christine Elliott announced on Friday that they were lowering the thresholds for their COVID-19 alert levels and in turn several health units would be moving to new levels, with Hamilton, Halton, Peel and York moving to red level, Niagara, Waterloo and Durham among seven regions moving to orange, and Windsor-Essex, Middlesex-London and...

Ontario is further expanding vaccine eligibility for seven health units in COVID-19 Delta variant hot spots, announced Deputy Premier and Health Minister Christine Elliott on Thursday. This is the variant first detected in India. Starting June 14 at 8 a.m. ET, residents in eligible areas who received their first shot on or before May 9...