Ontario auditor general finds COVID-19 vaccine wastage, unco-ordinated bookings. The province is running a disorganized booking system and doesn't fully track adult vaccinations. cbc.ca/news/canada/to…
/2 Family doctors were underutilized in the vaccine rollout, Lysyk found, noting that the compensation structure provided a disincentive for them to administer shots in their own offices. Physicians were paid between $170 and $220 an hour by the government to work at
/3 vaccination sites operated by a public health unit or a hospital, while doctors were paid just $13 per dose to vaccinate in their own offices. As well, Lysyk found that physicians at clinics were paid much higher rates to administer shots than nurses, who were paid
/4 between $32 and $49 an hour, and pharmacists, who were paid between $30 and $57 per hour. About $18.7 million was paid to private companies for underutilized mobile COVID-19 testing, the auditor found.
/5 Auditor General Report part #2 on Doug Ford The Ford government ignored internal expert advice when making key decisions about building or expanding highways in the province, a new report by Ontario’s auditor general has found.