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23.02.2021 / 12:05

Should all seniors get the COVID-19 vaccine before essential workers?

COVID-19 vaccines slowly expanding across Canada, some experts are emphasizing that age should be the main priority, even over some essential workers.The director of geriatrics at Sinai Health System in Toronto, Dr. Samir Sinha, says that regardless of if the goal is to prevent deaths, lessen the strain on the health-care system or reopen the economy, the approach should be the same: vaccinate seniors first.

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AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine and the ‘seniors’ question

COVID-19 vaccine any day with an extra 1.1 million doses to be delivered by the end of March pending that approval. Several European nations are already discouraging its use among seniors, citing a lack of data.

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Saskatchewan nurses union calls for public inquiry into Parkside Extendicare COVID-19 outbreak

Saskatchewan Union of Nurses (SUN) is calling for a public inquiry into the COVID-19 outbreak that’s devastated Parkside Extendicare in Regina.In an update Tuesday, the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) said that as of 4 p.m. Monday, there had been 36 deaths and while there were no active cases among residents, there were 17 among staff members.SUN president Tracy Zambory said the organization is drafting a letter to Premier Scott Moe, asking for a formal investigation.She said members who stepped up to curb the caseload at the private nursing home reported infection-control issues.“We’re certainly going to start the conversation because it needs to be started,” Zambory said.

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Long-term care homes in Quebec better protected during second COVID-19 wave: report

While the 40,000 residents of Quebec’s long-term care homes account for around half of one per cent of the province’s population, they’ve accounted for 64 per cent of the deaths associated with COVID-19 in Quebec, according to the public health institute.Nearly 4,000 people died due to COVID-19-related causes in Quebec’s long-term care centres and private seniors residences during the first wave of the pandemic.The report said it appears Quebec has done a better job of preventing COVID-19 from spreading to long-term care centres during the second wave than it did during the first.It said fewer long-term facilities were affected, there were fewer cases per facility and the proportion of fatal cases was lower.

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104-year-old WWII vet beats COVID-19 in time for birthday

COVID-19 in time to mark his 104th birthday on Thursday.Major Wooten was physically drained and a little fuzzy mentally after battling the new coronavirus but appears to be on the mend, said granddaughter Holley Wooten McDonald.

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Support for Manitoba seniors available by phone during COVID-19 restrictions

COVID-19 restrictions mandating people to stay at home in Manitoba are causing more social isolation for seniors in the province.Peggy Prendergast is a retired teacher in her 80’s. A widow who lives alone in her home, Prendergast usually teaches other seniors in assisted living homes how to paint in order to supplement her pension and keep busyWith further restrictions now in place, though, that has all come to a halt.“I guess it’s also not feeling useful,” Prendergast said.

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Ontario NDP pitches long-term care revamp as part of their 2022 election platform

long-term care sector as the first plank of their 2022 election platform.The official Opposition is set to unveil its vision for the sector at a press conference this morning.The plan calls for a shift to a public, not-for-profit, long-term care system over the course of eight years, phasing out private operators.

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Nursing home residents expertly recreate famous album covers amid coronavirus lockdown

coronavirus lockdown.Residents at Sydmar Lodge in Edgware have been locked down for 120 days now in an effort to keep them safe during the pandemic.To help curb boredom and keep their spirits high, the facility’s activity co-ordinator, Robert Speker, had residents recreate famous album covers.Speker shared some of the incredible creations in a Twitter thread, as well as on Facebook, both of which have since taken over the internet. ‘Oldest woman in Spain’ survives coronavirus at age 113 “Sydmar Lodge Care Home residents and carers have been recreating classic album covers,” he tweeted on Friday.

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Coronavirus: Families unable to see elderly loved ones struggle to navigate new rules, risks

[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Sinha said it’s important to remember that while the coronavirus fatality rate in Canada is between one and two per cent, for people in their 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s, the rate quickly climbs from to three to eight to 15 to 25 per cent.Sinha said the National Institute on Ageing at Ryerson University, of which he’s the director of health policy research, has tracked deaths in long-term care homes and found a fatality rate from COVID-19 as high as 36 per cent.As restrictions are relaxed, Canadians are flocking to see friends and family, wrapping each other in hugs that have been taboo for the past three months.“Basically within your circle, the guidance is you don’t need

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Alberta families desperate for changes to long-term care after COVID-19 outbreaks

COVID-19 pandemic. His parents, Margarete and Wolfgang Sondermann, live in Millrise Seniors Village in Calgary’s southeast.“You don’t have a lot of opportunities to do stuff for your parents, and this is one of those opportunities and I’m not going to let it go,” Sondermann said.In late April, Sondermann said he was sick with worry, and his parents were getting concerned after COVID-19 started to spread inside the long-term care home and deaths started to mount.Wolfgang and Margarete Sondermann.”I phoned the public health advocate, and about an hour after, they called me back and said they would go in and take a look,” Sondermann recalled.Alberta health authorities took over the home because of staffing challenges on May 4.

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‘From here to the box’: Seniors voice terrifying concerns on long-term care amid COVID-19

COVID-19 are seniors living in Canada’s long-term care homes.For Heidi Horn, the worry is real. The 85-year-old has been living independently in a facility run by Calgary Heritage Housing.

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UK did not sacrifice care homes by prioritising hospitals - Hancock

British health minister Matt Hancock has denied that the UK government had left many elderly people in care homes vulnerable to the novel coronavirus by prioritising hospitals.

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‘Some days I get very depressed:’ Ontario seniors discuss isolation amid coronavirus pandemic

Jackie Potter cannot stop thinking about her five dead children.

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‘This will happen again’: Advocates call for national rules for long-term care amid COVID-19 crisis

Families agonize over putting a parent into long-term care and it’s a decision that can be overwhelmed with stress.

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Nova Scotia long-term care facilities adapting to deal with COVID-19

Long-term care facilities are now at the heart of the COVID-19 pandemic in Nova Scotia, with concerns that seniors living at these facilities are among those most at risk for the virus.

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Residents of care home with COVID-19 placed in single isolation ward

Michelle Mensies’ heart sank when she found out Monday that her 77-year-old father tested positive for COVID-19.

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Coronavirus: Another death at McKenzie Towne; families continue coming forward with questions

Provincial health authorities revealed late Wednesday, a 13th resident from McKenzie Towne Continuing Care Centre has died after testing positive for COVID-19. This comes as more grieving families want to be heard.

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Another death at Calgary’s McKenzie Towne care home as staff work to contain COVID-19 outbreak

Provincial health authorities revealed another loss at McKenzie Towne Continuing Care Centre bringing the total number of deaths related to the coronavirus at the long-term care facility to 11.

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Families beg for more staff amid 4 more deaths at McKenzie Towne care home

Alberta’s chief medical officer of health, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, revealed late Friday there have been four more deaths related to COVID-19 at the McKenzie Towne Long Term Care Home in Calgary.

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Ontario care homes find creative way to connect amid COVID-19 lockdown

As COVID-19 continues to spread, drastic measures have been put in place to protect those most vulnerable.

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India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
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