Dr. Nili Kaplan-Myrth said shortages of the vaccine are symptomatic of a much bigger problem and are causing her to worry about the eventual rollout of a COVID-19 vaccine.
The letter, signed by 200 medical doctors and scientists, said the pandemic is spiraling out of control in Manitoba because case numbers have been rising and outbreaks have been occurring at long-term care homes.
At this week's Ottawa Board of Health meeting, Dr. Vera Etches said the goal of the new approach she's suggesting would be the same, namely minimizing hospitalizations and deaths, as well as societal disruption.
The country has struggled to stem the spread of the coronavirus, which some experts say could spread more broadly during cold weather when people spend more time indoors.
Junior health minister Lionel Carmant called the investment "unprecedented'' and said the announcement was moved ahead in response to the Halloween night attack that killed two people and injured five.
The principal investigator of a study that was submitted to regulators as part of their review says the approval of HIV self-testing could "open incredible doors'' to increasing access to life-extending treatments and preventing the spread of infection in Canada.
Canada's National Advisory Committee on Immunization has established its recommendations for vaccinating key populations in anticipation of the initial rollout of a COVID-19 vaccine.
