The COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Task Force is advising Ontario as it plans the immunization program and delivers vaccines.
The task force is advising and providing recommendations on:
how to deliver, store and distribute vaccines
support for partners in the health care system to deliver vaccinations in phases, beginning with vulnerable populations
clinical guidance to administer the vaccine and track vaccine uptake
reporting data and technology to provide timely, relevant and accurate information to health care providers, decision-makers and the public
public education and community outreach efforts to encourage people to get the vaccine
Members
General (retired) Rick Hillier, former Chief of Defence Staff for the Canadian Forces (chair)
Mario Di Tommaso, Deputy Solicitor General, Community Safety, Commissioner of Emergency Management (vice-chair)
Helen Angus, Deputy Minister of Health (vice-chair)
Ontario Regional Chief RoseAnne Archibald of Taykwa Tagamou Nation
Dr. Isaac Bogoch, infectious diseases consultant and internist, Toronto General Hospital
Linda Hasenfratz, CEO, Linamar Corporation
Dr. Dirk Huyer, Ontario’s Chief Coroner and Coordinator of Provincial Outbreak Response
Angela Mondou, President and CEO, TECHNATION
Mark Saunders, former Toronto Police Chief
Dr. Maxwell Smith, bioethicist and assistant professor, Western University
Dr. Homer Tien, trauma surgeon and President and CEO, Ornge
Dr. Regis Vaillancourt, Director of Pharmacy, Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario
Ex-officio members
Dr. David Williams, Chief Medical Officer of Health, Public Health
Matt Anderson, President and CEO, Ontario Health
Shawn Batise, Deputy Minister, Indigenous Affairs Ontario
Lynn Betzner, Deputy Minister, Intergovernmental Affairs & Associate Secretary of the Cabinet
Laurie LeBlanc, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Transportation
Giles Gherson, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade
Karen Hughes, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Government and Consumer Affairs
Richard Steele, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Long-Term Care
Denise Cole, Deputy Minister for Seniors and Accessibility
Read more here: https://news.ontario.ca/en/release/59508/ontario-identifies-key-groups-for-distribution-of-initial-covid-19-vaccines