The Omicron variant of COVID-19 is on track to infect more than half of Europeans, but it should not yet be seen as a flu-like endemic illness, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday. Europe saw more than 7 million newly-reported cases in the first week of 2022, more than doubling over a two-week period, WHO’s…
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Justin Trudeau refuses to say if he supports taxing the unvaccinated
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says further details of Quebec’s proposed tax on unvaccinated residents will be “extremely important.” OTTAWA—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says further details of Quebec’s proposed tax on unvaccinated residents will be “extremely important” to ensure it respects the legal requirements of public health care in Canada. The Quebec government has assured Ottawa…
Employment Opportunity: Colour of Change Project Coordinator: Breaking Down Barriers by Racialized Communities
Job Posting Colour of Poverty – Colour of Change Project Coordinator: Breaking Down Barriers by Racialized Communities Contract: 14 month Full-time position from February 2022 – March 31, 2023 (based on 35 hours a week, flexible weekly hours, including some weeknights and weekends) Pay Rate: $50,000 per annum Start date: February, 2022 Project Description The Project is “Breaking Down…
Job Posting: Volunteer Coordinator (Full-Time) with CCNCSJ
CCNC-SJ is committed to employment equity and encourages applications from people of all gender identities and expressions, persons with disabilities, Indigenous peoples and visible minorities. If you are someone with disabilities in need of accommodations for any part of the application and hiring process, please let us know in your introduction. Any personal information provided…
Is it time to reconsider ring vaccination for COVID-19?
Fisman and Tuite’s timely evidence of the increasing virulence of SARS-CoV-2 variants1 may increase the remorse felt by unvaccinated victims of COVID-19. Experience in Canada and around the world shows coming waves of SARS-CoV-2 infection to be caused by, and to affect, the unvaccinated population. In June 2021, Public Health Ontario completed an excellent review of…
Omicron’s toll on Ontario economy likely ‘in the billions’ as workers continue booking off sick
Some sectors will fare worse than others when it comes to the economic impact from Omicron-related worker absences, economists predict. As Omicron sweeps through Ontario, it could take billions of dollars out of the province’s economy. Economists say that’s the potential toll if 20 to 30 per cent of Ontario workers book off sick with…
‘I can’t even explain to you how hard it is to get up and go to work’: Nurses face Omicron, a worker shortage — and shifting rules
President of the Ontario Nurses’ Association says shortage is ‘a crisis.’ Nancy Halupa was seated with her co-workers at 3 a.m., nearly eight hours into her 12-hour shift, when a colleague looked at them and said what many were feeling: that they had never seen such a “defeated group of nurses.” “I was like, ‘Yeah,…
Omicron variant could boost waning immunity, Canada’s COVID-19 Immunity Task Force says
Immunity against COVID-19 among vaccinated adult Canadians and those who have already contracted the virus has been waning throughout the population, tests on donated blood have found. Tests on around 9,000 donated blood samples from across Canada show that antibodies in the blood which fight the virus declined in October among all age groups, with experts saying…
Ontario adds hundreds of foreign-trained nurses to pandemic-battered hospitals
Ontario is throwing hundreds of internationally trained nurses into the COVID-19 fight but critics point out the system is thousands of nurses short. Ontario is throwing hundreds of internationally trained nurses into the fight against COVID-19 as thousands of hospital staff call in sick or isolate daily and an Omicron wave of hospitalizations is expected to peak…
Yee Hong’s Caregiver Education & Support Services: January 2022’s Programs
Yee Hong has released their newest webinar calendar for January 2022. Caregiving can be immensely rewarding but can be emotionally and physically demanding too. Yee Hong’s Caregiver Education and Support Services helps caregivers fortify their love and patience, with up-to-date knowledge, essential skills and wellness support, to ensure positive and successful results. Please see the image…