Canada COVID-19

• COVID-19: BA.5 variant soon to be dominant in Saskatchewan, deputy CMHO says

  Dr. Julie Kryzanowski said Wednesday the province expects BA.5, which is being linked to a global rise in cases, to take over BA.2 as the most common strain in the province.

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  Jul 14
  
• 17M Canadians got Omicron in 5 months, new federal report says

  The COVID-19 Immunity Task Force released a report illustrating how transmissible the Omicron variant and its subvariants have become as millions of Canadians were infected.

  Canada

  Jul 6
  
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• Ottawa announces $221M for Quebec’s long-term care homes

  Quebec's long-term care homes were particularly hard-hit at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, with almost 4,000 deaths between March 2020 and June 2020.

  Health

  Jun 27
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• Canada’s COVID-19 response stacks up well against other nations: study

  Canada's rate of COVID-19-related deaths was 919 per million, once again second lowest behind Japan. All other countries were over 1,000 per million.

  Canada

  Jun 27
• Ottawa shuts down COVID Alert app with pandemic easing in Canada

  COVID Alert cost $20 million, with $15.9 million spent on promotion and advertising, and another $3.5 million on developing and maintaining it.

  Canada

  Jun 17
• Ottawa to cut rapid COVID-19 test shipments to provinces, territories by year’s end

  Ottawa will maintain a strategic reserve of 100 million rapid COVID-19 tests for future use, with 50 million earmarked for the provinces and territories.

  Health

  Jun 3
• Health Canada OKs Pfizer COVID-19 booster shot for teens ages 16 and 17

  Health Canada cleared an extra dose of the vaccine for people 18 and older in November. The booster is meant to be administered six months after the primary two-dose series.

  Health

  Jun 1
• Quebec reports 4 new COVID-19 deaths as hospitalizations fall by 16

  Quebec has seen 1,052,637 official novel coronavirus cases over the course of the health crisis. The pandemic has killed 15,143 people to date in the province.

  Canada

  May 9
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• Why some young Canadian adults resist COVID-19 booster jab

  Canadian government data shows young adults lag other age groups in getting boosted as about 35 per cent of people between 18 and 29 have received a third dose.

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  May 2
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• Parents feel ‘isolated’ in COVID’s 6th wave. How to protect your kids

  Canada's COVID-19 sixth wave is playing out differently across the nation, infecting all age groups including children. How can they stay protected during this wave?

  Health

  Apr 27