New Brunswick s vaccination focus now on reopening, not true herd immunity
The Higgs government is shifting its focus from big, ambitious vaccination numbers needed for true herd immunity to more modest, arbitrary targets to lift restrictions and reopen the province.
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Higgs says exceeding 75 per cent of eligible New Brunswickers would be icing on the cake but not the focus
Posted: Jun 04, 2021 7:00 AM AT | Last Updated: June 4
Premier Blaine Higgs says getting more than 75 per cent of eligible people vaccinated is not a priority.(Robert Short/CBC)
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New Brunswick ramps up efforts to solve mystery behind unknown brain disease
by The Canadian Press
Last Updated Jun 3, 2021 at 2:44 pm EDT
FREDERICTON The New Brunswick government is stepping up its efforts to find the cause of a baffling neurological disease that has afflicted 48 residents.
Health Minister Dorothy Shephard announced today that a new oversight committee has been established to help figure out what is going on.
As well, Shephard said health officials have drafted a new, comprehensive questionnaire for patients and their families.
She said the questionnaire, which can take up to four hours to complete, will be filled out over the next six to eight weeks, and the new expert committee has a four-month schedule to complete its review.
HALIFAX Health officials in New Brunswick are reporting 12 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday, as the number of active cases in the province drops to 140. Of the new cases, three are in the Moncton region (Zone 1), involving two people in their 50s and one person in their 70s. They are all close contacts of previously reported cases. In the Saint John region (Zone 2), there is one new case, involving an individual in their 20s related to travel outside the province. Four new cases are in the Fredericton region (Zone 3), involving two people in their 20s, one in their 60s, and one in their 70s. One case involves a close contact of a previously reported case, while the other three remain under investigation.