TORONTO – Now that Health Canada – after a long wait – has approved the first Covid-19 vaccine for children aged five to 11 years, the provinces could start as early as this week to offer the first dose. →
TORONTO – The World Health Organization (WHO) must conduct a world-wide epidemiology study to analyze from each nation’s hospital data how many Covid-19 patients were hospitalized. From that data, it should indicate how many patients were admitted to ICU and or placed on Ventilator support. →
TORONTO – Preparations are underway in the city of Toronto pending the green light from Health Canada for the pediatric vaccine that could already arrive in mid-November. →
TORONTO – Infections still on the decline in Ontario, while Toronto is already preparing to vaccinate under-12s, as soon as the administration is authorized, because in fact the vast majority of cases are registered among the unvaccinated and, in particular, among children. But let’s go in order. →
TORONTO – Last week, I passed the play yard of an elementary school and saw children, presumably aged five and six, enjoying the pleasant morning’s tail of summer weather, running and playing games they concocted or just enjoying each other’s company. It felt good seeing kids back to school for in-person learning. But, I must admit, it also felt bad to see them all masked up. →