Ontario COVID-19 Science Advisory Table

• Departing Ontario COVID-19 adviser reflects on life away from the public eye

  Dr. Peter Jüni will move to the United Kingdom, where he will work as a professor at Oxford University, the oldest university in the English-speaking world.

  Health

  Apr 6
  
• Director of Ontario COVID-19 Science Advisory Table stepping down from role

  Jüni is originally from Switzerland and will take a job in Oxford, England to be closer to his family. 

  Health

  Mar 18
  
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• Studies show mask mandates ‘consistently’ reduce COVID transmission, Ontario science table says

  The projections show most indicators such as cases, hospitalizations, test positivity, and wastewater signal have "stopped declining" as public health measures drop in Ontario.

  Health

  Mar 17
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• COVID-19 health messaging: triumph or train-wreck? Experts reflect on past 2 years

  Has keeping track of COVID-19 guidance left things clear or confusing for you? Experts reflect on what went right, and what went wrong when communicating science to the public.

  Canada

  Jan 19
• Mobility, test positivity prompts ‘cautious optimism’ on COVID situation: Ontario scientific director

  He says people's mobility outside of their homes, which is strongly correlated with the number of contacts, has dropped significantly. Test positivity has also started to decrease.

  Health

  Jan 14
• Ontario science table to issue recommendations on rapid COVID-19 tests

  Dr. Peter Juni, the scientific director of Ontario's COVID-19 Science Advisory Table, said the group plans to publish a science brief on the issue Wednesday.

  Canada

  Dec 7, 2021
• Tens of thousands experiencing ‘long COVID-19’ symptoms in Ontario, science group says

  The group says a conservative estimate suggests between 57,000 and 78,000 Ontarians had or are currently experiencing long COVID symptoms.

  Health

  Sep 14, 2021
• COVID-19: New Ontario modelling predicts ‘substantial’ 4th wave

  "Among the unvaccinated, we do expect to see a rapid increase in the number of seriously ill people needing hospital care as workplaces and education re-open in September."

  Health

  Sep 1, 2021
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• ‘Vaccine certificates’ may speed up reopening, incentivize vaccination: Ontario science table

  Ontario's COVID-19 Science Advisory Table suggests "vaccine certificates" could speed up reopening in the province and may incentivize more people to get vaccinated.

  Health

  Jul 21, 2021
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• Delta COVID-19 variant could dominate in Ontario, vaccinating high-risk areas key to avoid 4th wave: data

  "It's the combination of vaccination, strong public health capacity, and these choices we make that will be our key to a good summer and maintaining progress throughout the fall."

  Health

  Jun 10, 2021