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Rising COVID-19 hospitalizations will strain system, even without omicron: Ontario science table
Group says too many Ontarians still are not vaccinated
CBC News · Posted: Dec 07, 2021 7:52 AM ET | Last Updated: 2 hours ago
Ontario could see between 250 and 400 COVID-19 patients requiring intensive care in January, putting more strain on an already burdened health system, the province's science advisory table says.
The latest modelling report from the group, released on Tuesday, said that cases are rising in most public health units, and recommends continued public health measures and increasing the speed of the campaign to vaccinate children aged five to 11 against the virus.
The projected climb in cases and admissions to ICUs does not account for the presence of the omicron variant, which injects multiple layers of uncertainty into the latest modelling and could mean the forecasts are overly conservative, the group said.
"COVID will almost certainly rise through (January) even before omicron hits us in full force. Case numbers count, because too many Ontarians remain un/under vaccinated and will end up in hospital," the expert group said in a Twitter thread expanding on its report...
Rising COVID-19 hospitalizations will strain system, even without omicron: Ontario science table
Group says too many Ontarians still are not vaccinated
CBC News · Posted: Dec 07, 2021 7:52 AM ET | Last Updated: 2 hours ago
Ontario could see between 250 and 400 COVID-19 patients requiring intensive care in January, putting more strain on an already burdened health system, the province's science advisory table says.
The latest modelling report from the group, released on Tuesday, said that cases are rising in most public health units, and recommends continued public health measures and increasing the speed of the campaign to vaccinate children aged five to 11 against the virus.
The projected climb in cases and admissions to ICUs does not account for the presence of the omicron variant, which injects multiple layers of uncertainty into the latest modelling and could mean the forecasts are overly conservative, the group said.
"COVID will almost certainly rise through (January) even before omicron hits us in full force. Case numbers count, because too many Ontarians remain un/under vaccinated and will end up in hospital," the expert group said in a Twitter thread expanding on its report...