Questions about Ontario’s COVID-19 vaccine supply, Mass vaccination sites delayed & Vaccination hesitancy across Canada

The Scott Thompson Show Podcast Is the Ontario government leaving COVID-19 vaccines sitting on shelves in freezers, rather than putting them to use? No, not really, but there are reasons why it might seem that way... Paul Johnson, the Director of the City of Hamilton's Emergency Centre, is the first to shed light on this issue of vaccine distribution in Ontario, in today's podcast. He and Scott also discuss the city's second Easter in lockdown, as well as what is happening with Hamilton's mass vaccination sites. Guest: Paul Johnson, Director of Emergency Centre, City of Hamilton - Travis Dhanraj, Queen's Park Bureau Chief for Global News, weighed in on the concerns surrounding Ontario's vaccine supply, in a excerpt from his and Scott's full conversation. Guest: Travis Dhanraj, Queen's Park Bureau Chief with Global News To hear more about the Ontario Government's plans for spring break and tightening restrictions, check out this bonus podcast featuring Scott and Travis: https://omnystudio.com/p/scott-thompson-show/clips/119fab0e-4e1d-4516-968b-acfc0172d140 - For more on Canada's vaccination efforts in regard to acquisition and distribution, Scott spoke to Dr. Joel Lexchin. Of course, Scott could not pass up the change to get Dr. Lexchin's take on the question of the day: has the Doug Ford government left vaccines sitting in freezers, rather than distributing them? Guest: Dr. Joel Lexchin, Professor Emeritus with School of Health Policy Management and Faculty of Health at York University, and a former consultant to the Federal Government and World Health Organization - How many Canadians remain hesitant about getting a COVID-19 vaccine? How many are hesitant about getting a particular COVID-19 vaccine, like AstraZeneca? Dave Scholz of Leger joined Scott to discuss the findings. Guest: Dave Scholz, Executive VP of Leger - Professor Saibal Ray joined Scott to dig into Canada's preparations for the future of vaccine manufacturing, as well as to talk about the current state of vaccination acquisition. Guest: Saibal Ray, James McGill Professor of Operations Management at the Desautels Faculty of Management and the Academic Director of the Bensadoun School of Retail Management Subscribe to the Scott Thompson Show wherever you find your favourite podcasts, keep up with the big stories developing in Hamilton, Ontario and across Canada: https://curiouscast.ca/podcast/189/the-scott-thompson-show/ Host - Scott ThompsonContent Producer - Jordan ArmeniseTechnical/Podcast Producer - William P. Erskine