Ontario’s chief medical officer of health says the province will look at “all possibilities” to improve immunization rates as it looks to boost vaccine uptake ahead of an expected surge in COVID-19 cases this fall. Excluding those who are not eligible, he said, that means about 2.5 million people still need to be immunized. There are only six weeks to go before September, when school is set to resume, and the cooler weather will begin driving us indoors. You need your first injection” to be prepared for the fall when cases are expected to rise. “That is our aim and our goal to get the schools open as fully as possible.”He said back-to-school plans are in the works and that Education Minister Stephen Lecce is reviewing the Sick Kids report.

Source: thestar July 20, 2021 22:41 UTC