The amendments were requested by the Ontario government, which is seeking ways to ease the burden upon the healthcare workforce as part of the provincial re-opening strategy announced on October 25.
With many healthcare workers having receive their first COVID vaccine nine months ago—and a fast interval between doses for some—some doctors are concerned about going into the winter without a booster. See your colleagues views when you vote in our weekly poll.
The Medicines Patent Pool said in a statement that it had signed a voluntary licensing agreement for molnupiravir with Merck and its partner Ridgeback Biotherapeutics.
The Protecting Access to Health Services Act tabled by the Progressive Conservative government passed third and final reading today in the legislature.
The province had said workers not fully vaccinated by the October date would face suspension without pay, but Health Minister Christian Dube backed down a few days before the deadline.
The Ontario Medical Association shared its recommendations for improving the province's health system over the next four years in a new report published Tuesday.
