March 8th Update on COVID-19 Vaccination Roll Out
Dear Members, We are writing to provide you with an update from our united Primary Care COVID-19 Vaccination Collaborative (*PC-VAC). This past week’s key messages that we shared with vaccine decision-makers can be found here. Today, the primary care organizations had an opportunity to present to some public health units, members of the Ministry’s Public […]
Joint Letter on Ensuring Equity in Ontario’s Vaccination Campaign
March 1, 2021 To: Premier Doug Ford Christine Elliott, Deputy Premier, Minister of Health Cc: General (Ret.) Rick Hillier, COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Task Force Dr. Dirk Huyer, Coordinator, Provincial Outbreak Response Dr. David Williams, Chief Medical Officer of Health Alison Blair, Associate Deputy Minister, Pandemic Response and Recovery Patrick Dicerni, Assistant Deputy Minister Nadia Surani, […]
March 1st Update on COVID-19 Vaccination Roll Out
Dear Members, We are writing to provide you with an update from our united Primary Care COVID-19 Vaccination Collaborative (PC-VAC*). This past week’s key messages that we shared with vaccine decision-makers can be found here. The Collaborative has been working closely together and is meeting regularly with representatives from the Provincial Vaccine Task Force, public […]
How primary health care helps health systems adapt during the COVID 19 pandemic: OECD report
OECD Policy Responses to Coronavirus (COVID-19) Strengthening the frontline: How primary health care helps health systems adapt during the COVID 19 pandemic Feb. 10, 2021 Abstract Health systems continue to adapt to cope with the COVID‑19 pandemic. Much focus has been placed on the scaling-up of hospital capacities. However, the pandemic is also deeply affecting […]
February 17th Update on COVID-19 Vaccination Roll Out
Dear Members, We are writing to provide you with an update from our united Primary Care COVID-19 Vaccination Action Council (*PC-VAC). Last week’s key messages that we shared with vaccine decision-makers can be found here. We are mindful that the news regarding vaccines is evolving daily, and we will have to continue to be prepared […]
February 6th Update on COVID-19 Vaccination Roll Out
Dear Members, We are writing to provide you with an update from our united Primary Care COVID-19 Vaccination Action Council (*PC-VAC). This week’s key messages that we shared with vaccine decision-makers can be found here. We are mindful that the news regarding vaccines is evolving daily, and we will have to continue to be prepared […]
Joint Letter on Vaccination roll-out and Community Providers
Wednesday, January 27th, 2021 Subject: Vaccination roll-out Dear Premier Ford and Minister Elliott: Our members/staff are engaged community health providers who have been fighting on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic since it began. We are aware that vulnerable and home-bound individuals in the community are slated as the next priority group to receive […]
January 22nd Update on COVID-19 Vaccination Roll Out
Dear Members, We are writing to provide you with an update from our united Primary Care COVID-19 Vaccination Action Council (*PC-VAC). This week’s key messages that we shared with vaccine decision-makers can be found here. There are several updates this week: Vaccination Availability: The delays reported from Pfizer seem likely to affect availability of vaccination […]
Joint Letter to release Mental Health and Addiction Funding
January 19, 2021 Dear Minister, We would like to thank you and your team for your ongoing work in ensuring the people of Ontario stay safe as we combat the pandemic. Your tireless efforts are greatly appreciated. We are writing about a commitment of funding that was made by your government in the Fall 2020 […]
January 15th Update on COVID-19 Vaccination Roll Out
Dear Members, We are writing to provide you with an update from our united Primary Care COVID-19 Vaccination Action Council (*PC-VAC). Each week, we advocate for a shared set of bottom-line messages to vaccine decision-makers. You can read the bottom lines for this week here. We are also committed to sharing with you weekly news […]