A Kingston, Ont., doctor celebrated for organizing drive-thru vaccination clinics that helped thousands get shots at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic is now being ordered to pay back more than $600,000 in fees for those same services. Dr. Elaine Ma said she organized 45 mass vaccination clinics that administered roughly 35,000 doses between April 2021 and the following February. It's a situation the president of the Ontario Medical Association said rewards a heroic effort with rigid bureaucracy. Dr. Dominik Nowak, president of the Ontario Medical Association, called Ma's efforts during the pandemic heroic. Oglaza said neither he nor Ma were aware of the OHIP bulletin she's now accused on contravening.

Source: CBC News November 08, 2024 15:46 UTC