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Shifting more vaccines to hot spots will help reduce hospitalizations, deaths: Ontario science table
COVID-19 Science Advisory Table says redirecting more vaccines to hot spots in the province will help to reduce case counts, hospitalizations and deaths.A report released by the group on Friday said a “hot spot-accelerated vaccination strategy” would consist of allocating 50 per cent of vaccines to the top 74 hot spots in the province, and allocating the remaining 50 per cent equally across the entire province.The report said that early analysis of the province’s vaccination rollout revealed that residents of higher-risk neighbourhoods, which also have more essential workers, were in fact less likely to get vaccinated.Some additional risk factors highlighted by the group include a lack of paid sick leave, multigenerational households, and