Ontario’s Science Advisory Table says the province is set to begin a “full-court press” on essential workers with Ontario’s COVID-19 vaccine program.Dr.
Brian Schwartz says the table plans to get “more specific” in targeting those hot spots that have emerged in recent weeks and have been driving up case numbers.“The science keeps evolving because our original plan with vaccines was to get all the elderly people — well we’ve pivoted on that,” said Schwartz.“But now it’s really to get to younger populations that are in those essential workplaces as the science is evolving or knowing more.” Ontario reports more than 4,200 new COVID-19 cases, 32 deaths The table has been pushing the Ford government in recent days to redirect its focus on.