A member of the province’s COVID-19 vaccine task force has said that there “absolutely” will be vaccine queue jumping in phase 2 of the rollout. Our panel weighs in.
Libby Znaimer is joined by Dr. Alon Vaisman, Infectious Disease Specialist at the University Health Network (UHN), Dr. Kerry Bowman, a bioethicist at the University of Toronto, followed by Steven Del Duca, leader of the Ontario Liberal Party.
Libby Znaimer is joined byOfficial Opposition NDP Deputy Leader and long-term care critic, Sarah Singh.
Sarah responds to the eye opening testimony from a member of Ontario’s Science Advisory Table, Allison McGeer, who testified before the province’s independent long-term care commission. McGeer said that the province rejected proposals that would help LTC residents amid the second wave because they were “too expensive.”
Libby Znaimer is joined by Vicki McKenna, President of the Ontario Nurses Association.
Female staff at for-profit nursing homes have won a pay equity fight. However, McKenna says that the challenge will be to ensure that fair compensation is maintained moving forward.
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