Omicron

• Pfizer’s updated COVID-19 vaccine approved by Health Canada

  The mRNA vaccine, called Comirnaty, targets the KP.2 subvariant of Omicron, replacing the previous version which targeted the XBB.1.5 Omicron subvariant.

  Health

  Sep 24, 2024
  
• Destroy old COVID shots to get new ones? What’s behind the guidance

  Several provinces have suspended COVID-19 vaccination campaigns as Health Canada deals with approvals for a new shot that targets the main variant now in circulation.

  Canada

  Sep 6, 2024
  
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• ‘It’s here’: COVID subvariant HV.1 growing in Canada. What to know so far

  A new COVID-19 subvariant called HV.1 is gaining traction across Canada, but whether or not it is more contagious than past variants remains to be seen.

  Health

  Nov 15, 2023
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• New COVID shot provides ‘boost in protection’ against new variants: doctors

  Public health officials say the number of COVID-19 infections is climbing again -- just in time for respiratory virus season in the fall and winter.

  Health

  Sep 22, 2023
• Will updated COVID-19 vaccines work against latest variant? What experts say

  Canada's first known case of the Omicron variant BA.2.86 was detected this week in British Columbia as the country became the seventh in the world to report its presence.

  Health

  Sep 1, 2023
• Large number of COVID-19 reinfections in Northern Hemisphere ‘concerning’: WHO

  The World Health Organization on Friday urged countries to strengthen their surveillance and reporting of COVID-19 amid the spike in hospitalizations in northern nations.

  Health

  Aug 25, 2023
• EG.5 subvariant may soon dominate COVID-19 cases in Canada. What to know

  EG.5, the fast-spreading COVID subvariant, is now circulating in Canada as health officials across the world grapple to figure out its potential impact.

  Canada

  Aug 9, 2023
• B.C. preparing for fall rollout of new Omicron COVID-19 vaccine

  "I am almost not calling it a booster dose anymore. It is more an updated dose of the vaccine," Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry told Global News.

  Health

  Jul 12, 2023
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• Long COVID impacts 10% of people after omicron infection, U.S. study finds

  About 10 per cent of people appear to suffer long COVID after an omicron infection, a lower estimate than earlier in the pandemic, according to a study.

  Health

  May 26, 2023
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• Transat says travel demand nearly on par with 2019 despite higher prices

  The travel company says the loss amounted to $1.49 per diluted share for the quarter ended Jan. 31. compared with a loss of $3.03 per diluted share a year earlier.

  Economy

  Mar 9, 2023