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Fourth dose, it’s too early: only 57% got the third one

by Marzio Pelù July 5, 2022August 25, 2023

TORONTO – There is already who talks about the fourth dose, when there are still hundreds of thousands of people who still have to get the third one. Omicron 5 and its infectivity are scary and “in a hurry”, but the scientific director of the Ontario Science Table, Dr. Fahad Razak, invites to keep feet on the ground. “Although much of the conversation right now is about the fourth dose, for me scientifically the clearest opportunity, the thing we should do – and it’s not a question about availability, the vaccine is available to us – is the third dose” , he told CP24 on Monday.

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Ontario, new restrictions and third doses for everyone: but the wait is endless

by Marzio Pelù December 19, 2021August 25, 2023

TORONTO – Today, in Ontario stricter public health measures returned, with lower capacity limits in restaurants and social gatherings. Premier Doug Ford announced the new restrictions on Friday, saying the Omicron variant is so contagious that it threatens to “overwhelm the healthcare system.” (more…)

Ontario, third dose of vaccine to all over 18s as early as Monday after three months from the second one

by Marzio Pelù December 15, 2021August 25, 2023

TORONTO – There is no more time to waste, at least more than that lost so far between hesitations and non-decisions. The provincial government announced today that the third dose of the vaccine will be open to all citizens aged 18 and over from Monday. Not only that: it will be possible to do it three months (and no longer six) from the second one. An acceleration first hoped for and then supported by the Ontario Science Table which just today returned to call for rapid measures to curb the surge in cases due, in all probability, to the Omicron variant, much more infectious than the Delta. But let’s go in order. (more…)

Bogeyman Omicron: in Ontario third dose to over 50

by Marzio Pelù December 2, 2021August 25, 2023

TORONTO – Ontario pushes on the accelerator. The bogeyman of the Omicron variant – which is spreading like wildfire all over the world – and the number of infections jumped today to 959 have pushed the provincial government to expand the eligibility to receive the booster dose to a greater number of people. (more…)

Omicron strain, this unknown. Alert also in Ontario: perhaps anticipate the third doses of vaccine

by Mariella Policheni November 29, 2021August 25, 2023

TORONTO – The whole world is on alert. The new Omicron variant of Covid-19, first identified in South Africa, has been classified as “worrying” by the World Health Organization. From just over 200 new cases confirmed per day in recent weeks, South Africa has seen the number of new daily cases rise to more than 3,200 on Saturday, most in Gauteng. (more…)

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Fourth dose, it’s too early: only 57% got the third one

Ontario, new restrictions and third doses for everyone: but the wait is endless

Ontario, third dose of vaccine to all over 18s as early as Monday after three months from the second one

Bogeyman Omicron: in Ontario third dose to over 50

Omicron strain, this unknown. Alert also in Ontario: perhaps anticipate the third doses of vaccine

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