ontario’s chief medical officer of health dr. kieran moore has called for 90 per cent.
“where we sit right now, it’s not close enough,” said saad.
think the pandemic is almost over because there are only a handful of new cases here, no one in the hospital and most public health measures have been lifted?
that’s what other countries thought. they were wrong.
in the united states, united kingdom, france, spain and even alberta, places with high vaccination rates, cases are rapidly increasing among people who aren’t vaccinated.
these places “thought they had it under control,” said saad. now, “the delta variant is taking hold.”
even here, since reopening, we’re seeing slight increases, from no new cases to two or three new cases a day to four, five or six.
“it is signalling that there will be more cases if people continue to stay unvaccinated,” said ahmed.
“we have the opportunity to learn from these countries,” he said.
but we have to act now. if we don’t, we’ll miss that opportunity.
“once people start going indoors, there will be further transmission,” ahmed warned.
he called for mandatory vaccination for health care workers, those who care for vulnerable populations and even those who participate in higher risk activities.