Ford asks Trudeau for details of vaccine types, quantities, and timing
By Iain Sherriff-Scott
The requirement for Pfizer’s vaccine could throw a logistical wrench into its widespread distribution, Dr. Samir Sinha told iPolitics in an interview.
My COVID Risk Decision Tool
Dr. Samir Sinha, Director of Health Policy Research at the National Institute on Ageing in Toronto joined Ismaila Alfa on CBC Metro Morning to discuss the new expert-informed #myCOVID19VisitRisk Decision Aid to help anyone better appreciate the potential risks of visiting with others during this pandemic.
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Rapid tests are a game changer, Doug Ford says. Public Health Ontario’s head of microbiology has a very different view
By: Kate Allen
False negatives — missing a positive case — could have obviously devastating consequences in long-term care, where residents are acutely vulnerable to severe disease and where almost two-thirds of Ontario’s COVID deaths have occurred. But false positives — inaccurately flagging a positive case — can also have dire consequences, says Dr. Samir Sinha, Director of Health Policy Research at the National Institute on Ageing, another expert who provided advice.
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Ontario in 'precarious situation,' health officials say, as new modelling shows slower COVID-19 growth
COVID-19 growth rates are slowing in Ontario, new provincial modelling shows — but health officials warn the province is not yet seeing the decline in cases that would be needed before any restrictions are loosened. Dr. Nathan Stall, Associate Fellow at the National Institute on Ageing, speaks to CBC News.
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COVID-19 Rapid Testing
Are the new rapid COVID-19 tests rolling out to long term care homes the "game-changer" the province is billing them as? Dr. Nathan Stall, Associate Fellow at the National Institute on Ageing joined CBC Metro morning and says they are not "a silver bullet."
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Coronavirus: Isolation taking a toll on mental health of Sask. seniors, some experts say
By Katelyn Wilson
“While we are so busy trying to protect (seniors) from COVID, they might end up dying of isolation and loneliness and we have started hearing cases from people saying, ‘I want to die,'” said Dr. Samir Sinha, the director of Health Policy Research for the National Institute on Ageing, and the director of geriatrics for the Sinai Health System. The National Institute on Ageing has been tracking COVID-19 across the country and the toll it’s taken on retirement homes.
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Fighting a Second Wave in Long-Term Care Homes
Long-term care homes have been some of the hardest hit places by COVID-19 in this province. Considering the lessons from the first wave, why is that still happening? The Agenda discusses the current state of virus control in long-term care homes with Dr. Samir Sinha, Director of Health Policy Research at the National Institute on Ageing.
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Pattie Lovett-Reid: Worried about outliving your money? Time to rethink CPP
I was recently hosting the FPCanada Symposium and had the privilege of listening to Dr. Bonnie-Jeanne MacDonald, Director of Financial Security Research, National Institute on Ageing. She fundamentally believes most Canadians who can afford to defer their CPP/QPP benefits should do so. By delaying your benefits you are essentially purchasing an inexpensive, inflation-indexed and very secure defined benefit pension.
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Rethinking your Canada Pension Plan
CTV's Pattie Lovett-Reid discusses upcoming NIA research by Dr. Bonnie-Jeanne MacDonald, Director of Financial Security Research, National Institute on Ageing on why more Canadians should consider delaying their #CPP Benefits. It’s the best way to boost inflation protected retirement income for life.
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A look at what has gone wrong in Ontario long-term care amid the coronavirus pandemic
By Ryan Rocca
Dr. Nathan Stall, Associate Fellow at the NIA has spent much of the year studying how eight out of 10 COVID-19 deaths in Canada’s first coronavirus wave were in long-term care.
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How risky is going home for the holidays amid coronavirus? There’s a tool for that
By Emerald Bensadoun
“What we’re seeing, especially amongst younger populations compared to older people, is that a lot of loneliness, a lot of social isolation is being felt by people across the generations,” said Dr. Samir Sinha, Director of Health Policy Research at the NIA and brains behind the operation.
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Samir Sinha, director of health policy research at the National Institute on Ageing, said making small adjustments to how restaurants and other businesses operate won’t have a meaningful impact on COVID-19 spread.
“Trying to say, ‘Well, maybe if we close the bar an hour early’ – that’s the equivalent of rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic,” Dr. Sinha said.
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This COVID-19 Risk Decision Quiz Will Help You Decide If Seeing People Is Worth It
By: Mel Woods
The 10-minute quiz was developed by researchers at the National Institute of Ageing, a public policy research centre at Ryerson University in Toronto, and walks you through exactly how risky your planned interactions with friends or loved ones are when it comes to COVID-19.
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How to protect long-term care homes during COVID-19 outbreak
Geriatric care specialist and Associate Fellow at the NIA, Dr. Nathan Stall joins The Morning Show to talk about the new COVID-19 restrictions and the most vulnerable group in the pandemic.
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At home and abroad, examples of how seniors can stay safe from COVID-19 without isolation
“We’ve learned a lot more -- the fact that there can be such a degree of collateral damage by simply isolating people to this extent,” said Dr. Samir Sinha, the director of health policy research at the NIA, who has long been advocating for a better balance between restrictions and the well-being of residents.
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The state of Canada’s long-term care in the second wave
COVID-19 outbreaks in Canada’s long-term care homes are rising as the second wave plays out
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At home and abroad, examples of how seniors can stay safe from COVID-19 without isolation
“We’ve learned a lot more -- the fact that there can be such a degree of collateral damage by simply isolating people to this extent,” said Dr. Samir Sinha, director of health policy research at the NIA, who has long been advocating for a better balance between restrictions and the well-being of residents.
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Facing another retirement home lockdown, 90-year-old chooses medically assisted death
Dr. Samir Sinha, Director of Health Policy Research at the NIA, commends the family for telling their mother’s story. “I do appreciate that this family has come forward, especially when the balance of evidence out there actually says that these restrictions, in too many circumstances, are overly restrictive and actually causing unnecessary harm,” Sinha told CTV News.
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80% of the deaths in Ontario due to COVID-19 during the first wave were people living in long term care. As the second wave sweeps Ontario, will seniors continue to be the virus's main victims? Dr. Samir Sinha, the Director of Health Policy Research at the NIA, says more needs to be done protect them;
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Concerns grow as COVID-19 continues to take devastating toll on Alberta care homes
By: Sarah Rieger
Dr. Samir Sinha, director of health policy research at the NIA , said Alberta isn't doing enough to protect its most vulnerable. "The only way that we're actually going to get this under better control is if we significantly reduce the level of community transmission and make sure these homes have the proper staffing in place," he said.