About $66 million worth of PPE was disposed of in Ontario because it was either expired or damaged, an auditor general report found.
In an auditor general report released on Wednesday, officials said about half of the disposed PPE was from the Business Service Ministry and the other half was from the Health Ministry.
“Once the supply chain stabilized, some products became more desirable than others by the end users, so certain products were not used prior to expiry.” “If this surge in demand does not occur, further development to the plan for the use of N95 respirators will be needed before their expiry,” the report reads.
At one point, both Ontario Health and the Education Ministry procured the same vendor within weeks of each other. The government announced in December 2021 that only symptomatic high-risk individuals or those who work in high-risk settings will be eligible for PCR tests. All others should just presume they are positive and follow isolation guidelines.
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