Ontarians 60 To Be Eligible For 4Th Covid 19 Vaccine Doses Starting Thursday

Residents of Ontario aged 60 and over, as well as all Indigenous residents and non-Indigenous households aged 18 and over, will be able to book their second souvenir download through the county web portal from Thursday at 8 a.m., the province said in a press release. Wednesday. “As we continue to live with COVID-19, we are using every available tool to manage this virus and reduce its impact on hospitals and our health system, including extending the use of booster doses,” said Health Minister Christine Eliot. . The recommended time for a second booster dose is five months after receiving their last booster dose, a health ministry spokesman said. Eliot said Tuesday that the plan to open the eligibility comes after recommendations from the county medical advisers. The fourth installments are already available to residents of long-term care and nursing homes and to people with immunosuppression in Ontario. The announcement comes after the National Immunization Advisory Committee (NACI) advised provinces and territories to prepare for the fourth round in the coming weeks. The committee recommends that the provinces give priority to people aged 80 and over and to long-term care residents and unreservedly recommends fourth installments for people aged between 70 and 79. NACI says it is still considering whether second boost shots are needed for younger adults and teens.

Infections are increasing, sewage data show

Meanwhile, the latest sewage data released by the Ontario Science Board show that pollution continues to rise in the province and is now almost as high as in early January, when Omicron was at its peak. Dr Peter Jüni, who leads the scientific table, said last week that the latest predictions in the scientific table, which predicted an increase in hospital occupancy, would have to be re-evaluated based on the behavior of health experts. (Ontario COVID-19 Scientific Advisory Board)
These initial forecasts showed an increase in hospitalizations, though not as high as the peak of the pandemic Omicron wave. The number of people in Ontario hospitals with COVID-19 rose nearly 40 percent on Tuesday from a week earlier. (Ontario COVID-19 Scientific Advisory Board)

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Residents of Ontario aged 60 and over, as well as all Indigenous residents and non-Indigenous households aged 18 and over, will be able to book their second souvenir download through the county web portal from Thursday at 8 a.m., the province said in a press release. Wednesday. “As we continue to live with COVID-19, we are using every available tool to manage this virus and reduce its impact on hospitals and our health system, including extending the use of booster doses,” said Health Minister Christine Eliot. . The recommended time for a second booster dose is five months after receiving the last booster dose, a health ministry spokesman said. Eliot said Tuesday that the plan to open the eligibility comes after recommendations from the county medical advisers. The fourth installments are already available to residents of long-term care and nursing homes and to people with immunosuppression in Ontario.

“There is no reason to panic,” says Eliot

In a press conference Wednesday morning, Eliot said once again that the province expects an outbreak of infections as the province reopens “to bring us back to our financial strength.” Vaccines and antiviral drugs should help the province deal with the latest outbreak, he said. “This is something we are sure we will be able to overcome, there is no need to panic.” Ontario Health Minister Christine Eliot said the county expects an outbreak of infections as the county reopens “to bring us back to our financial strength.” Prime Minister Doug Ford also noted that the province has the resources to “handle this.” (Frank Gunn / The Canadian Press)
Prime Minister Doug Ford also denied that his government was downplaying the seriousness of the latest wave due to the elections on the horizon. “We can handle that. We have the resources,” Ford said. When asked why the Health Officer Dr. Kieran Moore has not spoken to Ontario residents in weeks despite the rising number of cases and hospitalizations, Ford said Moore “never rests” and “is at work 24/7”.

The 4th dose will not reduce the 6th wave, says the expert

Infectious disease doctor and scientist Dr. Isaac Bogoch said expanding the suitability of vaccines is a good move, but may not be enough to prevent an increase in infections, as health experts warn of a sixth wave of COVID. -19 in progress. “From what we know now… it seems that this fourth dose could really help people who are weak, people who are at the far end of the spectrum, people who are at the highest risk of a serious COVID outcome.” Bogoch told CBC Radio Metro Morning on Wednesday. “I do not think it is going to change the course of this wave a bit, but it can certainly help people who are at risk of more serious consequences,” he said. Bogoch noted that it was not the right time for the province to remove the mask order from most indoor facilities last month “when you see something on the horizon”. “Because we raised the order from the beginning when we had growing cases and it was clear that we would have something, a shock, a small wave, a big wave; it was uncertain what we would have, but we knew we would have something.” 7:17 The mask and the 4th booster key to fight the sixth wave, says Dr. Isaac Bogoch Dr. Bogoch is an infectious disease specialist at Toronto General Hospital. 7:17
The vaccine eligibility announcement comes after the National Immunization Advisory Committee (NACI) advised provinces and regions to prepare for the implementation of fourth vaccines in the coming weeks. The committee recommends that the provinces give priority to people aged 80 and over and to long-term care residents and unreservedly recommends fourth installments for people aged between 70 and 79. NACI says it is still considering whether second boost shots are needed for younger adults and teens. CLOCKS Many had not taken 3rd doses as the 4 doses open, says the pulmonologist:

Not everyone needs a fourth COVID-19 vaccine, says pulmonologist

Elderly people with diminished immunity would benefit from a fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine, but there are many Canadians who still need their third dose, says pulmonologist Dr Samir Gupta. 1:21
Pulmonologist Dr. Samir Gupta said that while the elderly with diminished immunity would benefit from a fourth dose, there are still many Canadians who have not received their third vaccination. “What people need to understand is that we have data that suggest that immunity is declining overtime after four months and especially in the fifth or sixth month after a third dose, there is a slightly increased risk of serious illness … but it remains low.” said Gupta.

Infections are increasing, sewage data show

Meanwhile, the latest sewage data released by the Ontario Science Index suggests that infections are rising and are almost as high as in early January, when Omicron was at its peak. Dr Peter Jüni, who leads the scientific table, said last week that the latest predictions in the scientific table, which predicted an increase in hospital occupancy, would have to be re-evaluated based on the behavior of health experts. (Ontario COVID-19 Scientific Advisory Board)
These initial forecasts showed an increase in hospitalizations, though not as high as the peak of the pandemic Omicron wave. The number of people in Ontario hospitals with COVID-19 rose nearly 40 percent on Tuesday from a week earlier. (Ontario COVID-19 Scientific Advisory Board)

Another 32 deaths were reported

The province, meanwhile, reported 1,074 COVID-19 hospitalizations and 32 more virus-related deaths Wednesday, most deaths reported in a single day since Feb. 26. Wednesday’s hospitals fell slightly from 1,091 the previous day and 778 at that time last week. Of the patients, 168 are treated in the intensive care unit. That number dropped by five from 173 reported the day before and 165 reported a week earlier. According to the Ministry of Health, 46 percent of those admitted were admitted specifically for treatment of symptoms caused by the virus, while the rest were admitted for other reasons and then tested positive. Meanwhile, 70 percent of people in the ICU were admitted because of COVID-19, while the rest were admitted for other reasons and then tested positive for the virus. The county reported another 3,444 cases of COVID-19 through limited PCR testing on Wednesday, with 21,553 tests completed the previous day. However, Dr Peter Jüni, who heads the province’s COVID-19 science board, said last week that he estimated the actual number of daily cases across the province at around 30,000 to 35,000, based on sewage monitoring data. The positive test remained the same as the previous day, with the county reporting that 18 percent of the COVID-19 tests performed on the last day came back as confirmed cases. The additional deaths reported Wednesday put the total death toll in the province at 12,511.