Author of the article: The Canadian Press Nicole Thompson Date of publication: 07 Apr 2022 • 3 hours ago • 3 minutes reading • 64 Comments A pedestrian wearing a mask walks in front of a poster encouraging Torontonians to get vaccinated for COVID-19 when it is their turn, on the corner of Church and Queen streets Streets, Thursday, July 8, 2021. Photo by Peter J Thompson / National Post
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TORONTO – If Ontarians wear masks indoors for a few more weeks, a “tidal wave” of COVID-19 cases could quickly subside, a top science adviser said on Thursday, as the health minister insisted the order was unnecessary.
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Dr Peter Juni of the county’s COVID-19 scientific advisory board said sewage monitoring suggests the county sees between 100,000 and 120,000 new cases of the virus each day, in part because so many people stopped wearing face masks when orders were lifted. last month. “We’re creating a tidal wave again,” June said. “If we had consistent communication… recommending that it would be very important at this time for everyone to wear masks indoors again, coming from all sides, including the province, that would help.” The six-digit case numbers are a long way from the 4,224 officially reported on Thursday, due to limitations in PCR tests. Johnny said that the limited eligibility for the tests means that it is not clear how long this wave will last, because it is not known how many people have been infected so far and have an extra piece of immunity.
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He said taking a third dose of a COVID-19 vaccine is even more effective in boosting immunity from catching the virus, as evidence shows that the current variant can be stuck multiple times. Johnny said the government should be clearer about the benefits of this third installment and stop suggesting that only two are needed to “get fully vaccinated”. He urged the government to adopt a few simple messages: “This is a three-dose vaccine, take your third dose. We have removed the mask commands, but we will continue to strongly recommend, given the epidemiological situation, that people be covered at this time for only a few more weeks.
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“If we have clear communication, going through all the channels in this direction will help. “People will be less confused in these difficult times,” he said. His comments came as the three opposition parties called on the government to restore or resume several public health measures, including the mandatory mask, to ease the sixth wave of COVID-19. However, Ontario Health Minister Christine Eliot, citing the county chief physician, Dr. Kieran Moore said the province did not need to reinstate the mask orders because an increase in cases was expected. “As Dr. Moore himself said, we should not be surprised to see an increase in the number of cases we see in Ontario, because we have issued some public health measures and we have a more contagious variant, but vaccination is the key to success,” he said. Eliot in parliament on Thursday.
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Moore made his last public appearance on March 9 and has since turned down requests for interviews. At the time of that press conference, 751 people had been treated for COVID-19, up from 1,126 on Thursday. “Dr. “Moore chose not to appear at regular conferences because, in his words, we need to learn to live with COVID as it is now,” Eliot said. “We can not continue to need weekly updates when we know we are seeing an increase, but the increase is manageable.” However, Liberal House Speaker John Fraser said Ontarians relied on top doctors’ updates to determine the risk of catching COVID-19. Now we are facing what seems to be the biggest wave and there is a gap, a leadership gap John Fraser “Now we are facing what seems to be the biggest wave and there is a gap, a leadership gap. “The chief health doctor is nowhere to be found,” he told the legislature.
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Meanwhile, Ontarians aged 60 and over were able to book an appointment for a fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday. First Nations, Inuit and Metis individuals and non-native household members aged 18 and over can also start booking for these downloads. The fourth installments are offered within a recommended period of five months after the initial booster dose. Residents can make appointments through the provincial vaccination portal, public health units with separate booking systems, clinical vaccinations from natives and some pharmacies. The fourth installments are already available to residents of long-term care and nursing homes and immunosuppressed in Ontario. This Canadian Press report was first published on April 7, 2022.
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