Theresa Tam

• Do you need a COVID booster this fall? Here’s what NACI recommends

  NACI is recommending Canadians get another COVID-19 booster for the fall if it has been at least six months since their last vaccine shot or since they were last infected.

  Canada

  Jul 11
  
• Safe supply is about ‘pulling out all stops’ to prevent opioid crisis deaths: Tam

  Canada’s top doctor says street drugs in Canada have become so toxic that offering a safe supply of opioids is one way to prevent deaths.

  Health

  Dec 24, 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.

  Health

  Dec 23, 2022
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• Canada could see COVID-19 uptick in new year, country’s top doctor warns

  COVID-19 continues to circulate in Canada, but is doing so alongside RSV and influenza. The three viruses have overloaded the Canadian health-care system in recent weeks.

  Canada

  Dec 14, 2022
• 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.

  Health

  Nov 17, 2022
• Doctor urges Canadians to ‘avoid getting infected’ and mask up amid viral surge

  “If you can avoid getting infected, you should avoid getting infected,” Isaac Bogoch, infectious diseases specialist at Toronto General Hospital told the 'Roy Green Show.'

  Health

  Nov 13, 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.

  Health

  Oct 23, 2022
• Canada’s top doctor preparing for ‘worst-case scenario’ on COVID variants

  Dr. Theresa Tam says the Public Health Agency of Canada is keeping a careful eye on the evolution of Omicron variants, which are the most common subvariants in the country.

  Health

  Oct 18, 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.

  Health

  Oct 8, 2022
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• Plans underway to monitor Canadian sewage for monkeypox, polio traces: Tam

  Canada's chief public health officer says plans are underway to sift through Canadian sewage to test for and measure new health threats like monkeypox and polio.

  Health

  Aug 12, 2022