May 13, 2021 - Toronto Star
Calls growing to expand visits in Ontario long-term-care homes as vaccinated residents still can’t see family
As of May 11th, 96 per cent of residents and 53 per cent of long-term-care staff are fully vaccinated, with 86 per cent of staff having received at least one jab, according to the Ministry of Long-Term Care. As well, 98 per cent of essential caregivers — often family members who are allowed in long-term care homes — have had their first dose.
“The time is now to continue to liberate these residents from the restrictions they’re living under,” said Dr. Nathan Stall, Associate Fellow at the NIA. “The only metric we look at cannot be COVID-19 cases and deaths. We need to consider the humanity of what we’re doing … for many people, we are robbing them of a very limited amount of time they have left on this planet.”