More than one-third of long-term care homes in Ontario are currently experiencing a COVID outbreak. At Tendercare Living Centre in Scarborough, 73 residents have died, the worst-affected long-term care residence in Ontario. Seniors across the province are living in abysmal conditions. Staff are working without adequate PPE, and 2 have died in the past week. Why is this happening?
Ontario’s vaccine rollout is ramping up, but at our current rate it will take 6 years for 80% of adults in Ontario to get vaccinated. What’s going wrong, and what can be done to fix it?
Guests:
Deanna Kunz, personal support worker
Dr. Nili Kaplan-Myrth [@nilikm], primary care physician and co-host of the podcast RxAdvocacy
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