Ontario’s publicly funded schools are reporting nearly 100 cases of COVID-19 today as a new poll raises questions about the potential vaccine rollout among younger school-aged children.
The Ministry of Education says that there were 88 school-related cases confirmed over a 24-hour period ending on Friday afternoon, down from 117 cases during the same time-period last week.
Currently there are only two schools closed due to COVID-19 outbreaks – Etobicoke’s Silverthorn Collegiate Institute and Greenholme Junior Middle School. The latest cases confirmed on Monday come as Angus Reid publishes a new poll suggesting that only 51 per cent of the parents of children ages five through 11 plan to get them vaccinated as soon as Health Canada approves a shot for the age group. Another 18 per cent of respondents said that they would get their children vaccinated “eventually” while nearly a quarter – 23 per cent – said that they would not get their children vaccinated.
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