Tag: Elliott
Ontario lowers minimum age for AstraZeneca shot to 40 from 55...
Ontario will start offering the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine to those aged 40 and over starting on Tuesday, the province announced Sunday following days of mounting...
Ontario issues emergency orders to bolster hospital capacity as cases soar
TORONTO — Ontario will allow hospitals to transfer patients without their consent and redeploy home-care workers to the facilities as the number of COVID-19...
Ontario is studying vaccine hesitancy levels as rollout continues: Elliott
TORONTO, Ohio — Ontario's health minister says the province is studying COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy levels as it continues to urge people to get inoculated.
Christine...
Ontario health minister will take Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine to combat hesitancy
TORONTO — Ontario Health Minister Christine Elliott says she will take an Oxford-AstraZeneca shot on camera to encourage others to get the vaccine.
Elliott says...
Ontario reports 1,791 new COVID-19 cases, 18 new deaths related to...
Ontario is reporting 1,791 new COVID-19 cases today, and 18 new deaths related to the virus.
Health Minister Christine Elliott says 495 of the new...
Ontario’s COVID-19 vaccine booking system ready to launch for those eligible:...
Ontario's COVID-19 vaccine booking system is ready to start taking appointments both by phone and online, the province's premier announced Sunday amid warnings to...
Proof of pre-existing illness not required for COVID-19 shot, health minister...
TORONTO — Ontario's health minister says people won't be asked to provide proof of their pre-existing health conditions to access a COVID-19 vaccine during...
Ontario won’t administer Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine to seniors, health minister says
TORONTO — Ontario seniors won't receive the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine since there's limited data on its effectiveness in older populations, the province said Tuesday,...
Ontario reports 1,228 new COVID-19 cases as York region prepares to...
TORONTO — Ontario is reporting 1,228 new cases of COVID-19 today and 28 more deaths attributed to the novel coronavirus.
The numbers mark the highest...
Ontario reports 1,150 new cases of COVID-19, 47 more deaths, and...
TORONTO — Ontario is reporting 1,150 new cases of COVID-19 today and 47 more deaths linked to the virus.
Health Minister Christine Elliott says there...
