TORONTO and HAMILTON — NDP Education critic Marit Stiles and Mental Health and Addictions critic Monique Taylor released the following statement in response to a new report by the Hospital for Sick Children showing disturbing levels of clinically significant depressive symptoms among children and teens as a result of the pandemic and school closures. (more…)
TORONTO – More than 65 percent of Toronto adults have received at least one dose of the Covid vaccine. Yesterday, the city’s own health authorities announced this important step forward, stressing that the breakthrough was possible thanks to the collaboration between the various levels of government committed to combating the pandemic. (more…)
TORONTO – La famiglia di Jax e Anaya, i due bambini investiti e uccisi a Vaughan, ha dato il via a una raccolta fondi in loro onore. Le parole che accompagnano l’iniziativa lanciata attraverso la SickKids Foundation, descrivono i bambini – un maschietto di 4 anni e una bambina di dieci – come “affettuosi, spiriti liberi e senza paura.”
TORONTO – Canada becomes the first country in the world to have approved the use of Pfizer’s Covid vaccine for ages 12 to 16. This was announced today by Supriya Sharma, Chief Medical Adviser of Health Canada, who pointed out that the documentation provided by Pfizer-BioNTech confirmed that the vaccine is effective and safe for adolescents as well. (more…)