by mayorpellegrini | Mar 2, 2021 | COVID-19 Update
KEY UPDATES FEDERAL Health Canada and the European Medicines Agency published clinical data used to support their authorizations of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. The federal government announced the rollout of funding from the 2020 Fall Economic Statement...
by mayorpellegrini | Mar 1, 2021 | COVID-19 Update
KEY UPDATES FEDERAL The National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) updated guidance for COVID-19 vaccines to include the newly approved AstraZeneca vaccine Ontario surpassed 300,000 COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic. PROVINCIAL Nine public health...
by mayorpellegrini | Feb 26, 2021 | COVID-19 Update
KEY UPDATES FEDERAL Health Canada authorized the COVID-19 vaccines manufactured by AstraZeneca and the Serum Institute of India’s version of the AstraZeneca vaccine; the vaccines are administered as a two-dose regimen and can be kept refrigerated from 2˚ to 8˚C...
by mayorpellegrini | Feb 25, 2021 | COVID-19 Update
KEY UPDATES Prime Minister Trudeau did not address the media. The federal government introduced legislation to increase the number of weeks for Employment Insurance (EI) benefits and prevent international travellers from qualifying for recovery benefits during...
by mayorpellegrini | Feb 24, 2021 | COVID-19 Update
KEY UPDATES FEDERAL Prime Minister Trudeau released a statement following a meeting yesterday with U.S. President Biden; the discussion included working together to end the global COVID-19 pandemic. PROVINCIAL Retired General Rick Hillier, head of Ontario’s...
