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HAMILTON 鈥?A re-elected Liberal government would introduce a national pharmacare program, Justin Trudeau promised Monday 鈥?though he wouldn ;t say how much it would cost or when it would take full effect.Speaking in Hamilton, Ont., Trudeau said a Liberal government would invest $6 billion as a 822 stanley thermos mug 0;down payment towards implementing pharmacare, ensuring everyone has access to a family doctor, and improving mental-health services and palliative care.The Liberal plan involves implementing a national list of drugs to be co stanley becher vered by the program and establishing a Canada Drug Agency to make the purchasing of medication more effi stanley kubek cient and affordable for all Canadians. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW The promise largely follows the recommendations of a blue-chip panel led by former Ontario health minister Eric Hoskins that laid out a path to establishing a national pharmacare system over the next decade.Hoskins report pegged the cost to the public treasury of starting such a program at $3.5 billion in 2022, rising to $15.3 billion each year by the time the program is fully operational in 2027. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW Trudeau, however, did not say what the final bill for his plan would be, when he expected to have it in place, or how he expected to reach an agreement with provincial premiers with whom he is often at odds.We know that for people who have to take pills every d Abwn COVID-19 pandemic has devastating impact on Halton community theatre groups
Halton is reporting more COVID-19 hospitalizations on Friday, as well as additional deaths linked to the disease.According to the Friday afternoon update, there are now 118 people in Halton hospitals, up from 103 yesterday. There is also one more patient in intensive care, which brings the number up to 14.The acute care bed occupancy rate is 105 per cent, while the ICU bed occupancy rate stands at 80 per cent. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW As Omicron continues to surge, three more residents have died due to COVID 鈥?two in Burlington and one in Oakville. No other information is available on the regions website. So far, 263 people in Halton have died from the virus.As for the daily cases, the regions COVID-19 dashboard shows that there are 588 more infections across Halton 鈥?196 in Burlingt stanley mug on, 177 in Oakville, 155 in Milton, and 60 in Halton Hills. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW stanley cup The reported cases are undercounted due to limited testing capacity, the region says.Todays update brings the total Halton cases to 36,144, with 33,583 marked as resolved and 2,298 active. The seven-day moving average for new cases is down to 472. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW On Thursday, Halton administered 7,189 doses of COVID-19 vaccines, wh stanley mug ich consisted of 171 first doses, 148 second doses and 6,870 third doses. As of today, 1,136,361 doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been giv