Ontario Science Table

• COVID burden to fall on primary care, Ontario needs new approach: science table

  The burden of COVID-19 going forward will sit on the shoulders of primary care doctors and nurses if no new variant emerges.

  Health

  Oct 3, 2022
  
• Ontario Science Table calls for provincial strategy to manage long COVID

  In a science brief, the panel of experts warned symptoms that persist after someone is infected with COVID-19 could reduce their quality of life and increase reliance on others.

  Health

  Sep 7, 2022
  
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• Ontario ‘well into’ sixth wave of the pandemic: COVID-19 Science Advisory Table

  "It is uncertain yet, whether the current plateau will remain or be followed by an increase after the holidays, or a decrease," the document reads.

  Health

  Apr 14, 2022
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• COVID-19: Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington reports highest infection rate in Ontario

  The KFL&A region is experiencing the province's highest COVID-19 infection rate, as case counts continue to rise and experts encourage masking.

  Health

  Apr 8, 2022
• 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, 2022
• Schools, info campaign will play important part in vaccinating young kids: Elliott

  Christine Elliott has said schools will likely play a large role in the campaign to vaccinate children aged five to 11, once Health Canada approves shots for that age group.

  Health

  Oct 27, 2021
• Ontario COVID-19 case counts expected to remain stable if some measures kept: modelling

  New modelling suggests that Ontario's COVID-19 case counts and hospitalizations will remain stable, even with more social contacts, if some public health measures remain in place.

  Health

  Oct 22, 2021
• New strategies must be implemented to deal with Ontario’s opioid crisis: science table

  Ontario's science table says a wide variety of strategies must be implemented to help tackle the opioid crisis, which has worsened significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Health

  Sep 9, 2021
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• Halton region mayor reiterates call to reopen outdoor activities

  Burlington mayor Marianne Meed Ward says it's been a full week since regional mayors made the ask to the Ford government to allow for a safe reopening of outdoor facility use.

  Politics

  May 18, 2021
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• Medical experts calling on Ontario to rethink when and how 2nd COVID-19 vaccine doses are given

  Starting in March, many seniors who received a first dose were caught with cancelled second shot appointments and re-booked for 16 weeks later.

  Health

  May 17, 2021