Ontario faces pressure to shift COVID-19 vaccine 2nd doses to hot-spot communities – CBC

‘If we don’t take action now, we may have a fourth wave,’ Dr. Raj Grewal says

Jun 07, 2021

Pressure is growing on the province to develop a new hot-spot vaccination strategy that would send second doses to communities hard-hit by COVID-19 to stop the spread of the delta variant and prevent a fourth wave.

On Monday, a Peel Region doctor, a Brampton MPP and the Toronto mayor said it’s time for the Ontario government to make second shots in hot-spot areas a priority. That means sending thousands of second doses to postal code areas in certain public health units right away, they said.

A rise in case counts could eventually lead to more shutdowns, they added.

Dr. Raj Grewal, medical director of Embassy Grand COVID-19 testing and vaccination centre in Brampton, said Peel Region is already seeing a rise in cases involving the delta variant. He said the next four weeks are crucial for getting people vaccinated.

Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/second-doses-hot-spots-covid-19-vaccines-ontario-1.6057141