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Novel Coronavirus COVID-19 (nCoV-2019)

When will I get the vaccine?

From link.

Ontario could see vaccines as early as next week, says Ford.

Once the vaccines are approved, the Ontario government will roll them out in three phases.
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The first phase will last two to three months and focus on long-term care and retirement home residents, and the staff who provide care to those groups.

Health-care workers, including hospital workers, staff who work or study in hospitals, adults in Indigenous communities, including remote communities where the risk of transmission is high, and adult recipients of chronic home health care will all be vaccinated in the first few months as well.
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The second phase will start around April and will last approximately six to nine months, says Hillier.

"That's when the bulk of the vaccines will start to arrive," he says, "That's when anyone who wants a COVID-19 vaccine will get it."
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The third phase will focus on establishing the vaccine program and allowing anyone who missed the vaccine the first time around to get it. Hillier called this phase a "steady state."
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Takes 14 days for a dose to become effective. Need a second dose, 28 days after the first. So one will need two months before going on vacation (with proof of vaccination) to get the full set of COVID-19 vaccine doses.
 
cdr108 said:
Since corona viruses have been animal viruses since there were animals, is it possible covid-19 (SARS-CoV-2) originated from minks and not the Wuhan wet markets from a more exotic animal?
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We know it came from China. Every top virologist on planet earth says so. China's top virologist Shi Zhengli warns Covid-19 is just 'tip of the iceberg'




www.tribuneindia.com

China's top virologist Shi Zhengli warns Covid-19 is just 'tip of the iceberg'

A top virologist from China, famous for her work on researching coronavirus in bats, has warned that new viruses being discovered are "actually just the tip of the iceberg".
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Allergy warning for Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine after UK health workers with allergy history suffer reaction

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People with a "significant history of allergic reactions" should not be given the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine, UK health authorities said Wednesday, after two healthcare workers had symptoms after receiving a shot the day before.

The precautionary advice was given after the pair "responded adversely" following their shots on the first day of the mass vaccination rollout in the UK, National Health Service England said Wednesday.

Both staff members reportedly had a significant history of allergic reactions and carried adrenaline autoinjectors, according to PA Media. Thousands overall are believed to have been vaccinated in the UK on Tuesday.

"As is common with new vaccines the MHRA [Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency] have advised on a precautionary basis that people with a significant history of allergic reactions do not receive this vaccination after two people with a history of significant allergic reactions responded adversely yesterday," said Stephen Powis, the national medical director for NHS England, in a statement. "Both are recovering well."
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"Any person with a history of a significant allergic reaction to a vaccine, medicine or food (such as previous history of anaphylactoid reaction or those who have been advised to carry an adrenaline autoinjector) should not receive the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine," states the new MHRA advice, PA Media reported. It said that vaccines "should only be carried out in facilities where resuscitation measures are available."

Vaccine expert Dr. Paul Offit told CNN that allergic reactions to vaccines were not uncommon: "Certainly, vaccines can cause severe allergic reactions. In the United States, roughly one of every 1.4 million doses of vaccines is complicated by a severe allergic reaction."

He said that rather than a "blanket recommendation" for people with allergies, "the smarter thing to do would be to try and look at these two patients and see what specific component of the vaccine they were allergic to."

He said people should realize that there are immediate treatments for allergic reaction. "That's why you're hanging out in the doctor's office," he said, before warning that the reports of allergic reactions "will only serve as yet another way to scare people."

Saffron Cordery, deputy chief executive of NHS Providers, told Sky News on Sunday that the authorization and approval process for the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine "has been incredibly robust." The head of Britain's medicines regulator also put out assurances on Sunday, saying the Pfizer/BioNTech shot was "as safe as any general vaccine."

US drug giant Pfizer and German company BioNTech have said there are "no serious safety concerns" over the vaccine.

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention typically advises telling a provider if you have "any severe, life-threatening allergies" before taking any vaccine.
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The allergy question is always asked of me before I get any vaccine or medical dose in my body. Think before answering.
 
beta.cp24.com

Approval rate for COVID-19 handling plummets in Ontario amid second wave: poll

As COVID-19 case numbers climb across the country, a new poll indicates Canadians are less satisfied with the way their governments are handling the pandemic.
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Back in June, Ford had a 81% approval rating on his handling of the COVID-19 Pandemic. But now it has plummeted to just 55%. While 44% disapprove of Ford's handling of the pandemic.

As for 2022 elections, 44% of people would vote to reelect him, 28% would vote NDP and 22% would vote Liberal. This polling was done by the non-partisan Angus Reid Institute.
 
Coolstar said:
beta.cp24.com

Approval rate for COVID-19 handling plummets in Ontario amid second wave: poll

As COVID-19 case numbers climb across the country, a new poll indicates Canadians are less satisfied with the way their governments are handling the pandemic.
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Back in June, Ford had a 81% approval rating on his handling of the COVID-19 Pandemic. But now it has plummeted to just 55%. While 44% disapprove of Ford's handling of the pandemic.

As for 2022 elections, 44% of people would vote to reelect him, 28% would vote NDP and 22% would vote Liberal. This polling was done by the non-partisan Angus Reid Institute.
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Ford did well when he brought in strong measures as needed. Now he is just bungling things.

You can go from really good to really bad if you start to look like an idiot.
 
Ontario broke yet another record.
toronto.ctvnews.ca

Ontario reports new single-day record with nearly 2,000 new COVID-19 infections, testing reaches new heights

Ontario has broken another record for the highest number of COVID-19 cases reported in a single day as testing for the disease in the province also reaches an all-time high.
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Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph expected to go Red tomorrow

globalnews.ca

Guelph’s top doc asks province for ‘red-control’ level of COVID-19 framework | Globalnews.ca

If the province follows the recommendation to move Guelph to the red level, the change would be announced on Friday and take effect on Monday.
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