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With scant clarity from the Ford government, Dr. KIERAN MOORE’s regular Tuesday Covid briefing was dominated by questions about the vaccinated vs. unvaccinated and back-to-school, including:

— Whether there will be different rules for the unvaccinated: It’s a yes for schools. In the event of an outbreak, teachers and students who are exposed to Covid will have to isolate at home for at least 10 days, and test negative twice, seven days apart, before going back to class. “Terrific advantage of being two dose immunized by being able to stay in school and attend sports and participate fully in all of the social activities of the school setting.”

— When it comes to mandatory shots for education workers: Unlikely. Moore doesn’t see a need to pull the trigger yet, thanks in large part to high immunization rates. “Our schools have very good infection prevention and control policies in play, even before vaccines we were abl…