Concerns for students as New Brunswick COVID-19 situation worsens

As New Brunswick announces the return of the mask mandate, some new COVID-19 rules are also now in effect in schools across the province. Public Health hasn’t said how many cases are in youth not yet eligible to be vaccinated — and no longer provides a case breakdown by age on the provincial dashboard. As Callum Smith reports, an epidemiologist wants public health measures until kids can get the shot.

• 27 N.B. schools ‘currently impacted’ by COVID-19 cases, department says