Category: Kieran Moore

Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer Seen Maskless at Indoor Party, Goes Against His Own Advice

Days after saying he is “strongly recommending” masks indoors, Ontario’s chief medical officer of health was seen at an indoor party without one. Dr. Kieran Moore was attending a party for those on local magazine Toronto Life’s “50 most influential” in 2022 list, where he ranked 12th for “keeping COVID under control.” A photo circulating online…


Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer Seen Maskless at Indoor Party, Going Against His Own Advice

Days after saying he is “strongly recommending” masks indoors, Ontario’s chief medical officer of health was seen at an indoor party without one. Dr. Kieran Moore was attending a party for those on local magazine Toronto Life’s “50 most influential” in 2022 list, where he ranked 12th for “keeping COVID under control.” A photo circulating online…


Ontario Chief Medical Officer Says Mask Mandates Could Come Back if Necessary

Ontario’s chief medical officer of health says as COVID-19 cases are rising, people should consider wearing masks indoors, adding that he would ask for mask mandates if the situation required it. “If there is any significant impact on our health system where we can’t care for Ontarians appropriately, I will absolutely have the conversation with…


Young Healthy Adults Don’t Necessarily Need 2nd Booster Shot as Risk of Hospitalization Is ‘Very Very Low’: Moore

Ontario’s chief medical officer Dr. Kieran Moore says healthy adults do not necessarily need a second booster shot against COVID-19, for the risk of getting hospitalized is “very very low.” “We are doing a risk-based approach. There’s always a risk to having any therapeutic versus a benefit,” said Moore in a press conference on July…


Young Healthy Adults Don’t Necessarily Need 2nd Booster Shot as Risk of Hospitalization Is ‘Very, Very Low’: Ontario’s Medical Officer

Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer Dr. Kieran Moore says healthy adults do not necessarily need a second booster shot for COVID-19, as the risk of hospitalization is “very, very low.” “We are doing a risk-based approach. There’s always a risk to having any therapeutic versus a benefit,” Moore said at a press conference on July 13….


Ontario Turns Down Toronto District School Board’s Request to Retain Masking

The Ontario government has turned down a request from the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) to maintain the masking rule in classrooms when students return to school from March break next week.  On March 11, TDSB chair Alexander Brown wrote to Ontario chief medical officer Dr. Kieran Moore to ask for more time to adjust…


Ontario’s Vaccine Passport to Go Under Review for Reopening Plan: Chief Medical Officer

Ontario’s vaccine passports will soon go under review so a plan for lifting the COVID-19 mandates can be developed, the province’s chief medical officer said, as the province enters a state of emergency over protests against the governments’ COVID-19 mandates. Dr. Kieran Moore made the announcement in a press conference on Thursday, where he said…


Ontario Investigating Four Possible Omicron Cases, Offering Testing to 375 Travellers

TORONTO—Ontario is investigating four more possible cases of the Omicron COVID-19 variant of concern, and the province’s top doctor said it’s likely more will be detected after an initial two cases were confirmed over the weekend. Dr. Kieran Moore said two of the potential cases are in the Hamilton, Ont., area and two are in…