March 27, 2021 – Toronto Star
At least 50 Ontario long-term-care homes have a COVID-19 outbreak. How many staff in the homes are vaccinated? The province has no reliable idea
By: Diana Zlomislic
In Peel, workplace information for vaccinated healthcare staff is missing roughly 60 per cent of the time, according to the region’s public health unit.
It means “critically important” information is going unrecorded, said Dr. Nathan Stall, Associate Fellow at the NIA. “It’s very much in the interests of families and residents to know whether the staff providing direct and hands-on care in indoor settings are vaccinated,” said Stall, who also sits on the province’s COVID-19 Science Table.