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Health columnist also says priority should also be given to workplaces, particularly workers in lower-paying essential jobs who often have to work even if they are ill

Dr. Peter Zalan says with COVID-19 and its variants raging among younger and younger people, staying home is simply the best option until mass vaccinations have been completed

In his latest column on the pandemic, Dr. Peter Zalan says it is unacceptable that there are regions of the province, like the Sudbury area, are still in Phase One of the vaccine rollout while others are well into Phase Two

Dr. Peter Zalan says Northern Ontario’s higher population of people over 65 and spiking cases in Thunder Bay and Sudbury suggest not only a need for a greater vaccine allocation but also a more innovative approach to getting vaccines to the people who need it most

Who should receive their vaccine first? Those most at risk

With an eye on successful outcomes in Nova Scotia and Australia, which imposed tough measures against COVID-19, Dr. Peter Zalan says mixed messaging, slow response and vaccine bungling will be Ontario’s and Canada’s pandemic legacy

Sudbury doctor says a the province should follow the lead of New Zealand, which put a ring of police around the capital Auckland, to contain the new coronavirus variant to Barrie and prevent it from coming north

Dr. Peter Zalan says not enough is being done by the province to address alarming rise of COVID-19 cases

Ontario needs to start mass testing, vigorous tracing of contacts and targeted lockdowns in COVID-19 hotspots, says health-care columnist Dr. Peter Zalan

‘The present test in use in Ontario is not appropriate for widespread testing of individuals’