Ontario's Vaccine Rollout & Comparing Vaccine Efficacy
STRATEGY PANEL: CONFUSION OVER ONTARIO'S VACCINE ROLLOUT Our panel weighs in on the latest developments pertaining to Ontario's slow vaccine rollout and the lack of clarity when it comes to how our top officials are communicating what the public needs to know. Libby Znaimer is joined by Karen Stintz, CEO of Variety Village, Charles Sousa, former Minister of Finance for Ontario and Liberal MPP (Mississauga South), and John Capobianco, Senior Vice President & Senior Partner, FleishmanHillard HighRoad. SEGMENT 2: DR. LAWRENCE LOH ON PEEL REGION’S VACCINE ROLLOUT Yesterday, the Region of Peel announced that Adults over 80 can begin registering online for their COVID-19 vaccine appointments. Dr. Loh provides an update on the latest. Libby Znaimer is joined by Dr. Lawrence Loh, medical officer of health for the Region of Peel. SEGMENT 3: NACI DOES "NOT RECCOMEND" ASTRAZENECA TO ADULTS OVER AGE 65 Canada's National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) does not recommend the AstraZeneca vaccine for adults over the age of 65. Meanwhile, this particular vaccine was approved by Health Canada. Our health experts weigh in and provide clarity on the matter. Libby Znaimer is joined by Dr. Alon Vaisman, Epidemiologist at the University Health Network (UHN) in Toronto followed by Dr. Karim Kurji, York Region Chief Medical Officer of Health.