Covid Cases

• COVID, cold and flu clinics run by Hamilton hospitals to close as respiratory infections slow

  McMaster Children's COVID, cold and flu clinic and St. Joseph’s outlet on West 5th will close at the end of March amid low and stable respiratory virus indicators across Hamilton.

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  Mar 23
  
• U.S. is mulling shift to annual COVID-19 boosters. What about Canada? 

  A U.S. proposal to move to annual COVID-19 boosters could increase uptake if a similar policy were adopted in Canada, but it may be too early to make such a move, some experts say.

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  Jan 27
  
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• WHO head ‘very concerned’ about COVID deaths as emergency declaration call looms

  As the World Health Organization prepares to decide whether COVID-19 remains a global emergency, key pandemic indicators show from the virus deaths are rising globally.

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  Jan 24
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• B.C. reactivates Emergency Operation Centres at hospital as pressure builds

  'January is always a busy time in health care and we have all these issues,' B.C.'s Health Minister Adrian Dix said Thursday, ahead of Friday's announcement.

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  Jan 6
• XBB1.5: Here’s what we know about the ‘most transmissible’ COVID strain yet

  XBB.1.5, a COVID subvariant of Omicron and has been detected in 29 countries to date, the WHO said during a briefing Wednesday.

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  Jan 4
• WHO scientists meeting with China want ‘more realistic’ COVID info amid infection surge

  Scientists advising the WHO say they want a "more realistic picture" about the COVID-19 situation from China's experts at a meeting Tuesday as worries grow about outbreaks in China

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  Jan 3
• Will 2023 be the year COVID-19 becomes endemic in Canada? Experts weigh in

  Will 2023 be the year the emergency phase of the COVID pandemic is declared over and that Canada recognizes the virus as endemic? Experts say it's a complicated question.

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  Jan 1
• WHO urges China to share more COVID info amid viral surge, transparency concerns

  The WHO is urging China to share more detailed and timely information on the COVID situation in the country amid concerns from a number of countries about a lack of transparency. 

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  Dec 30, 2022
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• COVID-19 situation in China ‘not transparent,’ officials say as global concerns grow

  Moves by several countries to mandate COVID-19 tests for passengers arriving from China reflect global concern that new variants could emerge in its ongoing explosive outbreak.

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  Dec 29, 2022
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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