B.1.351 Variant

• Waterloo Region reports 114 new COVID-19 cases, new variant detected

  Waterloo Region has also confirmed its first case of the B.1.351 variant first detected in South Africa. 

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  Apr 14, 2021
  
• New Brunswick reports 10 new COVID-19 cases, new variant detected

  “Today’s news further reinforces the need for every New Brunswicker to follow public health guidelines,” said Dr. Jennifer Russell.

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  Apr 12, 2021
  
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• Rate of COVID-19 variant spread ‘very concerning’ as cases near 3,000

  The exponential spread of more transmissible coronavirus variants threatens to delay the end of the COVID-19 pandemic, experts warn.

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  Mar 12, 2021
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• The big picture: a timeline of increasing COVID-19 variants in Alberta

  Here is a timeline showing how quickly COVID-19 variant cases have jumped in Alberta since the first variant case was recorded two months ago.

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  Feb 13, 2021
• Too early to say AstraZeneca vaccine doesn’t protect against South African variant: experts

  The WHO is looking at trial data after a small study showed the AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 vaccine had little effect against mild disease caused by the South African variant.

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  Feb 8, 2021