STRATEGY PANEL: A REVIEW OF THE FEDERAL BUDGET

Libby Znaimer is joined by Karen Stintz,  CEO of Variety Village, John Capobianco, Senior Vice President & Senior Partner, FleishmanHillard HighRoad, and Charles Sousa, The former Minister of Finance for Ontario and Member of Provincial Parliament for Mississauga South.

The federal Liberal government delivered its 2021 budget yesterday–the first in two years. Our panel weighs in on the details from that.

SEGMENT 2: PETER JUNI ON ONTARIO’S THIRD WAVE RESPONSE

Libby Znaimer is joined by Dr. Peter Juni, Scientific Director of the province’s COVID-19 Science Advisory Table.

Dr. Juni comments on the Ford government’s pandemic response amid the third wave and clarifies what we must do to curb community spread of COVID-19.

SEGMENT 3: PHARMACIES NOW ADMINISTERING ASTRAZENECA TO RESIDENTS 40 AND OLDER

Libby Znaimer is joined by John Papastergiou, a Toronto-based pharmacist and pharmacy owner with Shoppers Drug Mart.

Today, pharmacists and also primary care clinics in the province begin to administer the AstraZeneca vaccine to adults 40 years of age and older. This comes after the province made the decision to lower the age eligibility. Up until now, it was only being administered to adults 55 and up. The change has led to a dramatic increase in demand for the vaccine according to some pharmacists. And, we learn that the province will be collaborating with 20 Shoppers Drug Mart locations (majority in hot spot neighbourhoods) to provide 24/7 vaccination for adults 40 and older. We check in with John, a long-time friend of Fight Back, to see what has been happening at his own pharmacies.