Ontario reports 326 new COVID-19 cases, no new deaths
Ontario is reporting just over 300 new COVID-19 cases today and no new virus-related deaths.
Officials logged 326 new infections on Monday, down from 370 on Sunday and 373 one week ago.
Ontario school board staff claiming medical exemptions for COVID-19 vaccines at far higher rate than expected
Employees at 45 of Ontario’s largest school boards have presented medical exemptions for the COVID-19 vaccine at a rate 42 times higher on average than the exemption rate the province’s top doctor says would be expected in the general population.
A Star analysis of immunization data at these boards has found that 521 staff members have provided a documented medical reason for not being fully vaccinated out of 247,335 total individuals covered by the boards’ vaccination disclosure policies. That works out to a rate of about one in 475 people.
Ontario court issues interim injunction against UHN vaccine mandate
The Ontario Superior Court has issued an interim injunction against the University Health Network’s (UHN) attempts to terminate a group of unvaccinated employees.
Not a lot to be excited about… it’s temporary, applies to a small number of staff, and it’s not even a given if the court has jurisdiction to hear a case of this type.
