Tag: health care workers

No Word on Whether Ontario Will Accept Ottawa’s Offer to Send Health-Care Workers

TORONTO—Calls for Ontario Premier Doug Ford to undo new wide-ranging COVID-19 restrictions on outdoor recreational activities grew louder Sunday amid pledges of federal help to ease the toll on the province’s strained health-care system. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and several cabinet ministers promised to comb federal departments for available personnel who could be redeployed to…


Orange County’s COVID-19 Cases Continue to Rise

Nearly 9,000 new COVID-19 cases were recorded in Orange County, California, during the past few days, including 25 deaths. The Orange County Health Care Agency reported 8,990 new positive tests between Jan. 2 and Jan. 4 at 12 p.m. It says 500 patients are currently in the intensive care unit (ICU). As the COVID-19 surge…


High Share of Health Care Workers Reluctant to Get COVID-19 Vaccine: Reports

Reports and studies have emerged showing a relatively high share of those working in health care settings are reluctant or refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccine. A research project tracking the public’s attitudes and experiences with COVID-19 vaccinations has found that nearly one-third of health care workers were “vaccine hesitant,” saying they probably or definitely…