The Prime Minister recognized nurses as selfless professionals who undertake life-saving work every day and called them “heroes of our health care system” who work tirelessly to deliver critical care to their patients and make Canada a better place to live. Trudeau added that this year's theme of National Nursing Week, #WeAnswerTheCall, highlights nurses' courage and commitment, and reminds Canadians of the many roles they play to keep communities safe and healthy.
Canada is set to receive over 2 million doses of the Pfizer vaccine by the end of the week, and for each week until enough doses have been filled. Pfizer-BioNTech has been consistently delivering approximately 1 million doses since March, but numbers will be doubling over the next month.
COVID-19 vaccines are now available for individuals 18 and older within Ontario's hotspots, and since the announcement more than 73,000 appointments have been booked. The vaccines will also be available to everyone else, 18 years of age or older as early as May 24, 2021.
As vaccination slowly begins to include the majority of the population, more and more people are now eligible to get the vaccination. In a recent news release, Ontario residents who are over the age of 45 and live in COVID-19 hotspot, along with child care workers are now eligible to register for their vaccine.
Caring Support has partnered with Westervelt College, among other post-secondary institutes, in order to start graduating students and alumni on the right path to success. There is a strong need for caregivers and healthcare workers in the market right now and hiring for these positions should not be a difficult task for either the candidates or the employers.
Paid sick days have been one of the most discussed items on the political government, since the COVID-19 outbreak. Yesterday, the provincial government of Ontario launched a new bill, that if passed, will allow workers to get paid sick days. A maximum of $200 per day will be paid for sick days.
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