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Fear Omicron in LTC, Ontario taking further action

The new Omicron variant is a risk in long-term care homes. And Ontario is trying to play ahead by putting in place temporary measures that will come into effect starting tomorrow when access to CTCs by general visitors will be suspended while only designated caregivers will be able to continue to enter long-term care homes. The daily absences of all residents for social reasons were also suspended. 

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LTC, obbligo vaccino staff slitta al 13 dicembre

TORONTO – Era fissata per oggi la scadenza per essere completamente immunizzati contro il Covid-19 per i lavoratori delle case di cura a lunga degenza dell’Ontario ma il governo ha deciso di posticiparla fino al 13 dicembre. A comunicarlo è stata la portavoce del ministro del Long Term Care Rod Phillips Vanessa De Matteis: entro oggi invece lo staff di queste case deve ricevere almeno la prima dose del vaccino… Read More in Corriere Canadese >>> 

LTC, vaccine staff obligation postponed to December 13. Poll, 72% of Canadians don’t want to end up in an LTC

TORONTO – The deadline for Ontario’s long-term care homes was set for tomorrow to be fully immunized against Covid-19 but the government has decided to postpone it until December 13. This was announced by the spokesperson of the Minister of Long Term Care Rod Phillips Vanessa De Matteis: by today, however, the staff of these houses must receive at least the first dose of the vaccine.  (more…)