COVID-19 Efforts Shift to the Protection of Seniors and Vulnerable Persons

June 8, 2020 | Kathryn M. Frelick, Karima Kanani, Lisa Spiegel | Toronto

Health Management in Canadian Health Care, Volume 22 Number 3

This article, originally published in Miller Thomson’s Health Communiqué, was reproduced in the June 2020 issue of Health Management in Canadian Health Care (LexisNexis).

Although the community spread of the COVID-19 pandemic appears to have peaked in the province according to public health officials in Ontario, concern about the spread of COVID-19 in long-term care, retirement and congregate care settings has significantly increased. COVID-19 outbreaks are occurring throughout the province among these vulnerable populations, resulting in increased mortality and staffing challenges.

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