Coronavirus: Canada’s top doctor calls herd immunity an ‘extremely difficult strategy’
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Coronavirus: Canada’s top doctor calls herd immunity an ‘extremely difficult strategy’
Description
September 1, 2020
Canada’s chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam on Tuesday said based on what has been seen in some countries that took the method of herd immunity, it is an “extremely difficulty strategy.” She said that the virus has the ability to take off “exponentially” and countries need to be careful as a transmission increase can hit a high risk population “pretty fast.”
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Coronavirus: Canada’s top doctor calls herd immunity an ‘extremely difficult strategy’01:23 | September 1, 2020
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New Churchill Falls project is ‘financed’ differently, ownership won’t be diluted: Furey01:02 | December 12, 2024
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Canadian maple syrup’s sweet comeback01:38 | December 12, 2024
Coronavirus: Canada’s top doctor calls herd immunity an ‘extremely difficult strategy’
Description
September 1, 2020
Canada’s chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam on Tuesday said based on what has been seen in some countries that took the method of herd immunity, it is an “extremely difficulty strategy.” She said that the virus has the ability to take off “exponentially” and countries need to be careful as a transmission increase can hit a high risk population “pretty fast.”
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