Months after premiers demanded the federal gov't step up approvals and deliveries of rapid COVID-19 testing devices, CBC News has learned that millions of the tests delivered to provincial governments were never used.http://cbc.ca/1.5909702
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Replying to @CBCAlerts @JodiKoberinski
can private business get their shands on these if the provinces can’t figure out what to do with them?
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Replying to @DanielleFong @CBCAlerts
That is the point, to privatize HC delivery: "On Monday, Premier Ford said, “I think it is a free market society” in response to questions about private for-profit companies charging Ontarians up to $400 for COVID-19 testing." Sept 23 2020
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"Under the Canada Health Act patients cannot be charged for medically-necessary services, including diagnostic tests. Yesterday, the Ford government announced plans to contract private for-profit pharmacies to have COVID testing in their stores."https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2020/09/24/2098958/0/en/Health-Coalition-Demands-that-Ford-Government-Stop-Privatizing-Health-Care-Under-Cover-of-COVID-19-There-is-no-excuse-not-to-use-reopen-ramp-up-existing-capacity-in-public-system-C.html …
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Replying to @JodiKoberinski @CBCAlerts
hmm. I can see this being true maybe for Ontario but for every single province? Maybe they just can’t do it
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they are using tests in Nova Scotia for movie productions. Not sure if they are PCR or rapid, I think they mostly use PCR
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