Thank you notes

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Dear colleagues, thanks so much to all who wrote to express appreciation for the work with our blog. We are thrilled with your support and promise to remain connected! See below some of the responses.

Putting my COVID-19 report to rest – mission accomplished!

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Dear colleagues, the time has come to put to rest my COVID-19 blog. My profound gratitude to the millions of nurses and other health workers at home, abroad and everywhere who have dedicated themselves selflessly to the service of others. I extend huge gratitude and admiration to our tremendous RNAO staff and our board of directors. We have worked non-stop to support those in need – whether members, the media, the public, health organizations or patients and their loved ones.

Putting my COVID-19 report to rest – mission accomplished!

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Dear colleagues, the time has come to put to rest my COVID-19 blog. My profound gratitude to the millions of nurses and other health workers at home, abroad and everywhere who have dedicated themselves selflessly to the service of others. I extend huge gratitude and admiration to our tremendous RNAO staff and our board of directors. We have worked non-stop to support those in need – whether members, the media, the public, health organizations or patients and their loved ones.

April 19 2022 COVID-19 report

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Welcome to my Tuesday, April 19 blog. This week we share: 1) Environmental priorities on agenda during RNAO and CAPE-ON provincial party debate; 2) RNAO urges Premier Doug Ford not to lift mask mandates in high-risk settings scheduled to end April 27; 3) RNAO responds to the federal budget; and 4) how social media hacks our brains. Scroll down for Action Alerts and upcoming RNAO webinars.

April 4 2022 COVID-19 report

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Welcome to my Monday, April 4 blog. This week we share: 1) Save the date for RNAO’s 97th Annual General Meeting: June 9 – 11, 2022; 2) RNAO’s ongoing media profile – the February and March 2022 report; and 3) an article on social media as a public health crisis, calling to treat it like one. Scroll down for Action Alerts and upcoming RNAO webinars.

March 28 2022 COVID-19 report

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Welcome to my Monday, March 28 blog. This week we share: 1) Media release: RNAO applauds federal Liberal/NDP partnership to improve health and wellbeing of Canadians; 2) Omicron BA.2 subvariant becoming dominant, representing potential risk; and 3) RNAO sends letter to Ontario political parties on systemic racism against Black nurses. Scroll down for Action Alerts and upcoming RNAO webinars.

Ontario’s decision to drop mask mandate puts politics ahead of science, risking gains made

Toronto, March 9, 2022. The Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario (RNAO) says the government’s decision to drop the province’s mandatory mask mandate in most indoors settings is ill-conceived and puts politics ahead of science. And, so is dropping vaccine mandates in long-term care homes.