• Omicron variant detected in COVID-19 cluster in southwestern Ontario
• De Villa taking brief medical leave for surgery
• Rising COVID hospitalizations will put healthcare system under strain once again 'even without Omicron,' new modelling warns
• Ont. extends pause on lifting capacity limits in night clubs, wedding receptions where proof of COVID-19 vaccination is required
• Ontario to extend paid sick day program until July 2022

• 'This unveiling is a statement of unity:' Pink bandage added to Toronto sign
• Senate gives speedy passage to bill banning conversion therapy
• Pandemic expert group to issue recommendations on COVID-19 rapid tests in Ontario
• Ontario schools report 345 new cases of COVID-19 as top health official says discussions are ongoing about whether additional measures are needed
• Two people dead after house fire in Parkdale

• Hamilton, Peel Region report their first cases of COVID-19 Omicron variant
• Canada buying up to 1.5 million courses of oral antiviral drugs to fight COVID-19
• Toronto reports first three cases of Omicron coronavirus variant
• NACI recommends COVID-19 vaccine boosters for people over 50
• COVID-19 outbreak declared at Toronto East Detention Centre as staff member is confirmed to have contracted Omicron variant

Vaccines

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  Medicago's plant-based vaccine trial shows 75.3% efficacy against Delta variant

• Ontario lowers third COVID-19 vaccine dose eligibility to age 50+
• 'We shouldn't call it a booster anymore:' Head of science table says Ontario must accelerate rollout of third doses
• Boosters help, but experts say benefits depend on when they are given, and to whom
• 'I'm excited to feel safe': Child COVID-19 vaccine clinics ramp up in Ontario
• EU regulator authorizes Pfizer's COVID vaccine for kids 5-11