Ba.2.86

• New COVID variant confirmed in Peterborough area, risk index at moderate

  Peterborough Public Health says the first confirmed case of the new COVID-19 variant BA.2.86 was reported this week. Its risk index for COVID-19 is at moderate as cases climb.

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  Sep 21, 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.

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  Sep 1, 2023
  
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• COVID-19: B.C. gears up for vaccine campaign as fall wave, new variant loom

  B.C. is home to Canada's first case of a new variant and experts are warning COVID is likely to surge again this fall. Health officials say renewing immunization will be crucial.

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  Aug 30, 2023
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• First Canadian case of new COVID-19 variant confirmed in B.C.

  B.C. health officials said the case was confirmed in the Fraser Health region, and involves a person who had not travelled outside the province.

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  Aug 29, 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.

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  Aug 25, 2023
• Canada ‘likely at the start’ of new COVID-19 wave. How big will it get?

  With two new COVID-19 variants emerging just before the fall — a season when respiratory viruses thrive — health experts are warning Canadians to stay vigilant.

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  Aug 23, 2023
• Canada monitoring new COVID variant BA.2.86 found in at least 4 countries

  The World Health Organization said this week it had classified BA.2.86 a "variant under monitoring" due to the "large number of mutations identified."

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  Aug 18, 2023