The Good Morning Hamilton Podcast w/ Rick Zamperin:

Despite growing COVID cases in the city, officials say Hamilton is not in a 5th wave. 

GUEST: Dr. Elizabeth Richardson, Chief Medical Officer of Health for the City of Hamilton.

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Ontario’s new COVID-19 modelling shows cases and ICU admissions will increase regardless of the Omicron variant.

GUEST: Todd Coleman, OHTN Emerging Scientist in HIV Population Health at Wilfrid Laurier University

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A new study out of McMaster University looks into immune response and vaccine hesitancy among First Nation communities. 

GUEST: Dr. Sonia Anand, principal investigator of the study & professor of medicine at McMaster’s Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine, and a senior scientist at the Population Health Research Institute of McMaster and Hamilton Health Sciences

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A poll commissioned by SecondStreet.org shows a large majority of Canadians support reform options for healthcare, including private clinics to reduce wait times. 

GUEST: Colin Craig, President of SecondStreet

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Educational and screening pop-ups to address Hepatitis C infections are planned in Hamilton on Friday, Dec. 10.

GUEST: Annie Greaves, Community Outreach Manager, Care Haven

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Many players have earned the right to raise the Grey Cup, but only a few can be considered Grey Cup Legends.

Rick chats about Canadian Football Hall of Famer Mike Pringle