COVID-19 Has Not Gone Away

THE MEDICAL RECORD:  COVID-19 HASN'T GONE AWAY & WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT HYPERTENSION Jane Brown is filling in for Libby Znaimer today. She is joined by Dr. Malcolm Moore, a Medical Oncologist with Princess Margaret Cancer Centre and a former head of BC Cancer, Dr. Fahad Razak, a General Internist based in Toronto and Canada Research Chair in Healthcare Data and Analytics at the University of Toronto and Dr. Alisa Naiman, a family doctor practicing comprehensive primary care in Toronto. Do you know someone in your circles who currently has or is getting over COVID-19? Our doctors weigh in on the spike in cases, as well as the importance of keeping track of your blood pressure as you age. CALLS INTENSIFY FOR CUPE'S FRED HAHN TO RESIGN Jane Brown is now joined by Amir Epstein, Executive Director of Tafsik, a grassroots organization dedicated to combating antisemitism around the world, and Salman Sima, a former political prisoner from Iran who joined a protest this week calling for CUPE's Fred Hahn to resign. The calls for CUPE's Fred Hahn to step down are intensifying. This past Tuesday, a demonstration with a large turnout from the Jewish community took place outside of the CUPE office in Thornhill asking him to go. WHY SCHOOLS ARE FACING A TEACHER AND STAFF SHORTAGE Jane Brown is now joined by Annie Kidder, Executive Director, People for Public Education, and Karen Littlewood, President and CEO of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation (OSSTF). The return to school for our kids and grandkids is right around the corner, and as highlighted by The Peak this morning, schools across the country are grappling with a shortage of teachers and staff. So, what are the contributing factors and what are the potential solutions to address the problem?