ONTARIO TO PAUSE FIRST DOSE OF ASTRAZENECA 

Libby Znaimer is joined by Dr. Dirk Huyer, Ontario’s Chief Coroner and coordinator of the provincial outbreak response followed by Dr. Peter Jüni, Scientific Director of the province’s COVID-19 Science Advisory Table.

Yesterday afternoon, Dr. David Williams, Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health, announced that the province is putting a pause on administering the first dose of AstraZeneca due to the increase in cases of rare blood clotting (VITT). Our health experts weigh in on the latest and answer listeners calls.

COVID-19 SHOULD BE TREATED AS AN AIRBORNE DISEASE: DR. BROOKS FALLIS

Libby Znaimer is joined by Dr. Brooks Fallis, a critical care physician and the former director of critical care at William Osler Health System.

This week, Dr. Fallis wrote a Globe and Mail op-ed together with epidemiologist Dr. David Fisman explaining why we need to treat COVID-19 as an airborne disease in order to implement better strategies of curbing its spread.

RAPID TESTING INITIATIVE AT SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZED BUSINESSES

Libby Znaimer is joined by Rocco Rossi, President and CEO of the Ontario Chamber of Commerce.

Rocco explains why the rapid COVID-19 testing kits will play a critical role for small to medium-sized businesses as part of ensuring a safer eventual reopening of the economy and easing of restrictions.