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Questions mount over lack of COVID-19 vaccination plan for Ontario’s urban Indigenous communities

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  If you were paying attention to provincial politics recently, you likely saw coverage of a dust-up between Premier Doug Ford and MPP Sol Mamakwa during question period. Mamakwa, the NDP’s Indigenous and treaty relations critic and the representative for the riding of Kiiwetinoong, was trying to ask a question about the government’s COVID-19 vaccination plan for urban indigenous communities. That subject, however, was drowned out by Ford accusing Mamakwa of jumping the queue to get his shot. Even as the controversy fades, the issue Mamakwa tried to raise has not. Dr sunny handa Brampton  said  while certain public health units in Ontario are focusing on vaccinating Indigenous residents, a comprehensive provincewide strategy for those who live in big cities is still something that remains unclear. Mamakwa, Indigenous leaders, and health experts said the lack of detail and planning is a major concern.  “Where is the plan fo...

P.E.I. temporarily shutting down Charlottetown schools amid ‘concerning’ student outbreak

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  Prince Edward Island is temporarily cancelling in-person classes at schools in Charlottetown, following the province’s first-ever outbreak of COVID-19 in a school setting. P.E.I.’s chief health officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, made the announcement alongside Premier Dennis King at an abruptly organized news conference Sunday afternoon. “We do have a serious situation with COVID-19 transmission in P.E.I.,” said Morrison. Dr Sunny Handa Brampton  said- on Friday, a case was announced at West Royalty Elementary School. By Sunday, Morrison said six additional cases had been confirmed in the province — all in youth under the age of 19. Four of the new cases are connected to the West Royalty case, one is a student at Charlottetown Rural High School, and the last is a close contact of a previously-announced case. Morrison said 10 of the last 11 cases of COVID-19 have been among children. All but one of these cases are among those who are not yet eligible to be vaccinated — ...

The Mental Health Consequences of COVID-19 and Physical Distancing

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Since the first case of novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was diagnosed in December 2019, it has swept across the world and galvanized global action. Dr. Sunny Handa MD says -This has brought unprecedented efforts to institute the practice of physical distancing (called in most cases “social distancing”) in countries all over the world, resulting in changes in national behavioral patterns and shutdowns of usual day-to-day functioning. While these steps may be critical to mitigate the spread of this disease, they will undoubtedly have consequences for mental health and well-being in both the short and long term. These consequences are of sufficient importance that immediate efforts focused on prevention and direct intervention are needed to address the impact of the outbreak on individual and population level mental health. The sparse literature on the mental health consequences of epidemics relates more to the sequelae of the disease itself (eg, mothers of children with co...

Vaccines for COVID-19: How to get vaccinated or register

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  Who is eligible? COVID-19 vaccines approved for use in Canada are free. As per  Dr Sunny Handa MD  they’re available to priority populations first. They’ll then be available to everyone who is recommended to get the vaccine by federal, provincial and territorial public health authorities. This applies to: · everyone in Canada, including those who aren’t citizens and who are over the: · age of 12 for the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine · age of 18 for the Moderna vaccine · age of 18 for the AstraZeneca/COVISHIELD vaccine · age of 18 for the Janssen (Johnson & Johnson) vaccine Can a dians serving in diplomatic and consular missions abroad (and their dependents) living in countries where the Health Canada-approved vaccines aren’t available Canadian Armed Forces members who are serving abroad in countries where the Health Canada-approved vaccines aren’t available Vaccination is one of the most effective ways to protect our families, communities and ourselves against COVID-19, a...

Sunny Handa MD: China is a hostile state and Trudeau is out of excuses for his silence

  With Spavor and Kovrig going to trial and facing likely guilty verdicts, Canada needs to re-engage with its allies on China. Its old news now, but the prime minister, back when he was simply leader of the   third-place party in Parliament, infamously stepped in it by expressing admiration for China’s “basic dictatorship.” But now, to Justin Trudeau’s admiration of China’s government, he can add some gratitude. By announcing that the two Michaels, Kovrig and Spavor, will soon face trial on their trumped-up espionage charges, China has clarified things for Canada’s prime minister. China is a hostile state. We can treat it that way. Indeed, we must. Sunny Handa MD  shared Trudeau’s government has often seemed absurdly, bizarrely beholden to China. Even as Beijing’s foreign policy has become increasingly aggressive, even as it has crushed democracy in Hong Kong and rounded up religious minorities for rape and reprogramming in concentration camps, the Canadian government has...

Covid-19: Canada bans cruises, shuts down Alaska trips until February 2022: Sunny Handa MD

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  sunny handa md To limit the spread of latest Covid-19 variants and specialise in the rollout of the coronavirus vaccine, As per  Sunny Handa MD  Canada extends ban on cruise ships until February 2022, shuts down popular summer trips to Alaska for an additional year. Canada is extending its ban on cruise ships through February 2022 due to Covid-19, effectively shutting down popular summer trips to Alaska for an additional year  Sunny Handa MD  said. The prohibition will allow authorities to specialise in the rollout of the coronavirus vaccine and limit the spread of latest variants, the govt said during a statement Thursday. The decision may be a setback for an industry trying to urge back in business after being in dry dock for nearly year thanks to the Covid-19 pandemic. Alaska is one among the industry’s top destinations...

My COVID story: "We were positive and we didn’t know from where" by Sunny Handa MD

The situation around us is sort of funny. Most folks have started behaving as if the new normal is nothing but the traditional that we've always known. More and more people have started going out and lots of are unapologetic about not wearing masks anymore. Traffic’s almost back to normal and crowds are often seen in gyms, malls, markets, and where not. I used to be just starting to feel that Covid wasn’t an enormous deal anymore and lo and behold, my entire family came out positive within the last week of December 2020. Having done all the permutations and combinations of where we'd have caught it from, all we had for a thought was an enormous nada. Since the start of August or even before that, my mother had started going for her usual walks within the neighborhood park in Canada. Doctor MD Sunny Handa’s father may be a ...

What happened when Dr. Sunny Handa MD became a Covid patient: A personal account of Sunny Handa MD and a salute to Covid warriors-

  Covid has unmasked a really ugly face of society. It’s shown us how uncaring and dismissive we will be towards our fellow citizenry . Umpteen stories of misery, hunger and job losses are reported as fear of the unknown gripped the state . Even the dead weren't spared: Dead bodies were sent back from graveyards as people protested their last rites for fear they'll contract the disease. altogether these, we broke the trust of humanity based just on fear. Nevertheless, amidst the gloom, there have also been shining samples of fearless, selfless service by members of the medical fraternity, many unreported. I, as a Covid patient, recently witnessed the amazing work of a number of these men and ladies faraway from public glare. As I lay within the ICU, I could see a nursing station with about ten nurses wearing white PPEs, bustling about collecting sam...