Covid Omicron Variant

• ‘Booster hesitancy’: Poll shows growing rifts between double vaxxed and boosted Canadians

  About 41 per cent of Canadians over the age of 18 have opted for a COVID-19 booster as of Jan. 15, according to the Public Health Agency of Canada.

  Canada

  Jan 26, 2022
  
• Canada’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate now in effect for cross-border truck drivers

  As of Saturday Canadian truckers must be vaccinated if they want to avoid quarantine, while unvaccinated American big-riggers are to be turned back at the border.

  Canada

  Jan 15, 2022
  
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• Sotrovimab COVID-19 drug: A look at how it’s being used to combat Omicron in Canada

  Sotrovimab is the only monoclonal antibody treatment that appears to be effective against the Omicron variant, according to medical experts.

  Health

  Jan 2, 2022
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• France reports record high of 208,000 COVID-19 cases in one day

  France is seeing a "tsunami" of COVID-19 infections, with more than 200,000 cases reported over the past 24 hours. It is a new national and European record.

  Health

  Dec 29, 2021
• U.K. finds hospitalization less likely with Omicron variant compared to Delta

  Preliminary data suggests that people with the omicron variant of COVID-19 are 50 per cent to 70 per cent less likely to be hospitalized than those with the delta strain.

  World

  Dec 23, 2021
• Canada’s daily COVID cases 45% higher than a week ago as Omicron surges

  As Omicron continues to spread, Canada has averaged at least 5,000 new COVID-19 cases daily over the last week -- a 45 per cent increase from the week before, Dr. Theresa Tam said.

  Canada

  Dec 17, 2021
• U.K.’s Johnson warns of ‘tidal wave’ of Omicron cases, speeds up booster rollout

  Boris Johnson said everyone age 18 and older will be offered a third shot of vaccine by the end of this month in response to the omicron ``emergency.''

  Health

  Dec 12, 2021
• U.S. COVID-19 death toll hits 800,000 amid Omicron variant scare

  When compared with the European Union, the United States has 1.3 times the per capita deaths reported in the last 11 months than the entire bloc.

  Health

  Dec 12, 2021
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• Omicron vs. COVID-19 vaccine efficacy: What else do we need to learn?

  Data is still needed on how protective the current COVID-19 vaccines remain in real-world use against the highly mutated Omicron variant.

  Health

  Dec 9, 2021
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• Freeland pushes for MPs to pass COVID-19 aid bill amid Omicron variant fears

  Speaking to the House of Commons finance committee, Freeland said the new COVID-19 Omicron variant has injected renewed uncertainty into the economy.

  Canada

  Dec 9, 2021