Pharmacists in Quebec can now prescribe Paxlovid. The province, which is in its sixth wave of the pandemic, hopes the change will increase access to high-risk patients.
In Toronto alone, an estimated 73,000 students in Grades 7 through 12 are behind by at least one dose in their Hepatitis B, Human Papilloma Virus and meningococcal vaccines.
The harsh reality is that our modern world is not robust enough to survive instability. Our modern comforts and lifestyles have made it such that we are reliant on those comforts for our very survival.
Attendees at PharmacyU Toronto very quickly remembered what to do at an in-person educational conference: catch up with friends, learn and get inspired.
Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says those vaccinations have already begun and people over age 70 in the community will be getting invitations in the coming weeks for a second booster shot.