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Key Provincial Updates and Resources for Health Professionals
Today, the government applauded Humber College for becoming one of the first publicly-assisted colleges in the province to offer a four-year Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree. This is part of the government's new pathways for nursing education which provides students with more choice and allows institutions to have greater autonomy and flexibility over their programming.
Yesterday, during a visit to a mass immunization clinic in Northumberland County, Premier Ford provided an update on Ontario’s COVID-19 vaccination efforts
According to Premier Ford, the province is in the process of increasing its vaccination capacity to 150,000 doses per day, dependent on supply. The Premier
reiterated his call on the federal government to increase vaccine supply, noting that while Ontario will have the capacity to administer 4.8 million doses per month, the province’s current planned vaccine supply is only 1.4 million doses per month.
Launch of Provincial Vaccine Booking System
Premier Ford also provided an update on yesterday's launch of Ontario’s booking system for COVID-19 vaccines. As of 1:00 p.m., over 45,000 Ontarians had booked appointments through the online portal, and the telephone support line is assisting approximately 375 people per minute.
Ontarians who will be turning 80 or older in 2021 are encouraged to visit Ontario.ca/bookvaccine to book an appointment. If eligible, individuals will be able to schedule their first and second vaccination
appointments.
When booking an appointment online, individuals will be asked for information from their Ontario health card (green cards only), birth date, postal code, email address, and/or phone number. Individuals without internet access, who have a red and white health card, or who require assistance may call 1-888-999-6488 between 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., seven days per week.
Additional information on how the provincial booking system will be implemented in each PHU is available here.
The government has released information on the AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine and Thromboembolic events
The government also announced an investment of $30 million to help the
retirement home sector cover COVID-19-related costs, including hiring, training and testing staff, cleaning costs, and purchasing supplies to prevent the spread of infection. For more information, we encourage you to visit the Ministry of Health and Public Health Ontario website.
Daily Reports
As of 10:30AM today, Ontario reported 320,448 confirmed cases (increase of 1,074),
300,769 resolved cases, 7,173 deaths.
The Ministry is also reporting that 761 patients are hospitalized with COVID-19, 292 are in ICU and 194 are vented. To view
these additional details:click here Click Here to read the latest Ministry of Health Daily Report
World Health Organization Situation Reports are also available here
In the News For an interactive map tracking all cases across Canada and internationally, click here
Below are some key stories from today that may be of interest to
our members
We will continue to monitor this situation and keep you updated as more information becomes available. Thank you for the important work that you're doing and the sacrifices you're making to keep Ontarians safe. We appreciate everything that you're doing each and every day.
Should you have any questions or concerns, please contact Tiff Blair at tblair@werpn.com
Sincerely,
WeRPN Team
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