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8 bd 3 HERB GARBUTT hgarbutt@metroland.com IFP - Halton Hills | Thursday, November 24, 2022 | The province is strong- 2ly recommending that families, or anyone inter- acting with young chil- dren, wear masks due to a sudden rise in hospitaliza- tions among young people. "We're calling on all families in all social set- tings, as we go into a very social time of the year, to please, please, please be careful around our most vulnerable," said Dr. Kie- ran Moore, the province's chief medical officer of health. Dr. Moo: said the province is “als recom- ending that everyone theifp.ca wear masks in public set- tings. It is not mandating the wearing of masks, not- ing that it impossible to enforce in social settings. Instead, Dr. Moore said, he is hoping to educate those interacting with young children why it is impor- fant to wear masks. ‘he province is facing what he calls thi nesses, including COVID, influenza and RSV (respi- ratory tial virus), that is cote astrainon the pediatric sector of the health care system. It is the latter two that are hav- ing the biggest impact at the moment. Dr. Moore said he is al- so joasking that children be- n the ages of two and ie wear masksif they are able to and can put it on and take it off safely. dren, those under five, that are especially vulner- able to severe outcomes from RSV, COVID and in- nza. We need to take a ‘the necessary steps to keep them safe when it comes to RSV," he said. "What could be a cold to you, could lead to a severe respiratory infection in a child four and under." Dr. Moore said it will be up to individual school boards as to whether they decide to have students wear masks. We are currently accepting donations for our 25* Annual | Kefefe| Drive in support of the Georgetown Bread Basket PROVINCE RECOMMENDS WEARING MASKS IN PUBLIC ae ia oore said every- id remember the arsctiees het helped slow the spread of COVID-19. + Screen daily for signs of illness and Say home when you are sick. +Practice good hand hy- giene and clean high- touch Surfaces. tay up to date with vaccine, including the flu sho! Dr. Chris Simpson, ex: ecutive, Andrew Francis. warave photo Ontario's chief medical officer, Dr. Kieran Moore, iss appeal for mask wearing Ontari ee "said ite province’ 5 hospitals are feeling the strain of an early onset of among chi sult, he said, hospitals are redeploying resources to make sure children com- ing to the hospital are treated in a timely fash- ion. "In order to do this, oth- er parts of the health sys- tem will be impacted," he indoor social settings, as swell as it a news conference at Queen's Park. said. "We're already seeing areduction in the number of scheduled surgeries and procedures and this will likely continue as we reallocate our resources to focus on pediatrics.” Your trusted building & hardware supply partner 264 Main St. North Acton, Ontario L7J 1W9 Ph: 519-853-1970 Fax: 519-853-2542 (a building centres