TORONTO — Up to 60 Ontario pharmacies will offer COVID-19 tests starting Friday, an initiative the government hopes will help reduce long waits at assessment centres across the province.
“We need to make it easier to get a COVID test,” he said. “It’s easy to get a flu shot, we have to make sure that a COVID test is just as easy.” The Grand River Hospital said vehicles began to line up at 2:30 a.m., five hours before opening time, and “aggressive behaviours” from some of those waiting contributed to the decision to temporarily shut down. Health Minister Christine Elliott said the pharmacy testing — which will be free — will help the province get ready for future waves of COVID-19. She noted, however, that anyone getting a pharmacy test will need to be pre-screened ahead of their appointment.
“Sending the public to a pharmacy and mingling with people who fear that they have COVID-19, and may be symptomatic … seems to me to be unwise and potentially not very safe,” said Michael Hurley, president of the Council of Hospital Unions, a branch of the Canadian Union of Public Employees.But the CEO of the Ontario Pharmacist Association said testing can be conducted safely in pharmacies.
I can already see it... 'We have partnered with Cold-FX to provide Canadians 10% off their product. It's all hands on deck now. To the Yahoo's swinging from the branches, please swing into your local shoppers for a COVID Test.' We're screwed.
Alberta has had pharmacy testing for over one month now. Critical to rural residents.
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