Ontario reports 613 new COVID-19 cases; six additional deaths
Ontario reported more than 600 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, as low testing overall volumes continue to produce test positivity rates of more than three per cent.
The province reported 613 new cases of COVID-19 and six net new deaths today.
The seven-day rolling average of new cases now stands at 675, up from 656 yesterday and 579 one week ago.
FUREY: Read what the kids’ vaccine approval actually says — it’s not a ringing endorsement
This week, the country is set to embark on the roll-out of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines for kids in the 5-11 age bracket. It’s looking like this may sadly be one of the more tense and divided parts of the pandemic response to date.
Anti-vaxxers in child immunization disputes with co-parents likely to lose in court: B.C. lawyer
VANCOUVER – With children as young as five now eligible for vaccination against COVID-19, there are likely heated disputes brewing between parents with differing views – and some may eventually end up in a courtroom.
But dragging a fight over childhood immunization before a judge is unlikely to end well for anti-vaccine parents, according to B.C. lawyer Martina Milau, who dealt with a number of similar vaccine battles prior to the pandemic.
