Covid Cases Canada

• XBB.1.5 variant cases continue to spread in Canada, country’s top doctor says

  Detections the highly-transmissible new COVID-19 variant XBB.1.5 have continued to rise in Canada, Canada's top doctor said Friday. 

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  Jan 20
  
• Flu cases have ‘declined sharply’ in Canada, PHAC says

  Although the flu continues to circulate across the country, it has “declined sharply,” according to a new report from Canada’s public health agency.

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  Jan 6
  
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• More investment needed to counter COVID-19 misinformation, Canada’s top doctor says

  Theresa Tam says more investments are needed to combat misinformation about vaccines and pandemic measures to ensure Canada is ready for possible new COVID-19 variants of concern.

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  Dec 23, 2022
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• Feds strongly encouraging Canadians to mask up while travelling

  Canada's minister of transport says after a briefing with the country's top doctor, the government still strongly encourages people to wear masks on planes and trains.

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  Nov 17, 2022
• Is COVID harming immune systems? Here’s what we know, and what we don’t

  A surge of viral illness across Canada, especially among children, has sparked questions about whether COVID-19 is to blame, but experts say there is not enough data to prove this.

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  Nov 16, 2022
• Low COVID-19 vaccine uptake in young kids concerning as viruses swirl, doctors say

  COVID-19 vaccines for children under five in Canada have been available for more than three months, but so far only a small fraction of eligible kids have received a pandemic shot.

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  Oct 31, 2022
• Are COVID rapid tests still reliable with new sub-variants on the rise? What experts say

  Experts say COVID-19 rapid testing can still be considered as an adequate tool to detect the virus – even if they are not perfect all the time.

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  Oct 23, 2022
• 1.4M Canadians have experienced prolonged COVID-19 symptoms: StatCan

  Around 1.4 million Canadian adults who know or suspect they’ve had COVID-19 say they experienced symptoms at least months after getting sick, according to Statistics Canada.

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  Oct 17, 2022
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• Long COVID infections are leading to higher rates of health system use: study 

  Patients who develop long COVID in Canada are accessing health care more frequently in the months after infection, according to a new study. 

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  Oct 17, 2022
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• Caution should be on the table this Thanksgiving as new COVID variants swirl: experts

  With Thanksgiving around the corner, health experts are advising Canadians to exercise caution as new variants of the COVID-19 virus swirl across the country.

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  Oct 8, 2022