When Tracy Odell experienced bleeding in her stomach last summer during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, she went to hospital but vowed she would not return. “I don’t feel safe in hospitals and a lot of people with disabilities similar to mine, where you need this much assistance, don’t feel safe in […]
Read MoreOntario’s COVID-19 triage protocol ‘discriminates because of disability,’ advocates say
Posted on April 28th, 2021 by Best Brothers Group
Group urges province to open COVID-19 vaccine pre-registration to all Ontarians
Posted on April 14th, 2021 by Best Brothers Group
A Toronto city councillor and a group of health-care professionals are calling on the province to open COVID-19 vaccine pre-registration to all Ontarians in a bid to improve the rollout of shots. Coun. Josh Matlow and health-care professionals from the University Health Network and the University of Toronto, posted an open letter to Premier […]
Read More‘We have failed our children,’ health group says as more Ontario school closures announced
Posted on April 6th, 2021 by Best Brothers Group
A group of children’s health organizations says more needs to be done to protect in-person learning in Ontario as additional school closures were announced in the province Tuesday due to COVID-19. “Schools are closing and more may shut down in-person learning because we haven’t been able to contain community transmission of coronavirus in Ontario,” […]
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