TORONTO — Ontario’s COVID\u002D19 Science Advisory Table, which has provided guidance and advice to the government and public throughout most of the pandemic, said…
Members of the group wrote in a letter Friday that Public Health Ontario informed them last week that the science table and its working groups would be dissolved as of Sept. 6. The advisers said that as the table winds down, it will aim to complete existing work.Sign up to receive daily headline news from Ottawa Citizen, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
“The new terms of reference establish a mandate that reflects a long-term, sustainable approach and ensures the continued provision of credible and independent scientific and technical public health advice to the province on COVID-19 and future public health emergencies,” it wrote.Premier Doug Ford said he isn’t dissolving the science table.
It said at the time it would develop new terms of reference to become “sustainable over time” and be able to scale up if necessary in the event of future public health emergencies.
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