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Canada’s chief public health officer reminded Canadians on Saturday that even those who are fully vaccinated remain susceptible to COVID-19.
Speaking at a virtual townhall for Yukoners, Dr. Theresa Tam said the risk of asymptomatic infection and transmission is far lower for anyone who receives two shots of the Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, or Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines.
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“But it’s not absolute. There’s reduction in your risk of transmission, but it doesn’t necessarily eliminate your risk of transmission,” Tam said, adding that the danger dials down especially after the second dose.
Promising pandemic signs in Ontario, Quebec as urgency shifts to N.S., Alberta
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People in Peel region line up outside the University of Toronto Mississauga campus for the COVID-19 vaccination clinic in Mississauga, Ont., on Thursday, May 6, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tijana Martin
Two of Canada’s most populous provinces showed promising signs of containing their COVID-19 cases Thursday, as the pandemic urgency focused elsewhere on surges in Alberta and Nova Scotia and efforts to vaccinate teenagers before the next school year.
Ontario reported 3,424 new cases Thursday and 26 more deaths linked to the virus. While that’s an increase from 2,941 reported Wednesday, the province’s seven-day average dropped to 3,369 from a record-high 4,348 on April 19.
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Health Canada has authorized a vaccine for children aged 12 to 15.
The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine was given approval on Wednesday by Health Canada after a scientific review found it was safe and effective, marking another major milestone in the fight against COVID-19.
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About 20 per cent of cases of the virus since the pandemic began are in people under age 20, said Dr. Supriya Sharma, chief medical advisor at Health Canada. While children and youth are less likely to get seriously ill with COVID-19, they can transmit the virus.
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People in Peel region line up outside the University of Toronto Mississauga campus for the COVID-19 vaccination clinic in Mississauga, Ont., on Thursday, May 6, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tijana Martin
Two of Canada’s most populous provinces showed promising signs of containing their COVID-19 cases Thursday, as the pandemic urgency focused elsewhere on surges in Alberta and Nova Scotia and efforts to vaccinate teenagers before the next school year.
MONTREAL Quebec has earmarked $100,000 in 2020-2021 to study the phenomenon of long COVID-19 and will spend another $100,000 in 2022-2023. A drop in the bucket, said Liberal health critic Marie Montpetit, considering that about 10 per cent of Quebecers who have contracted COVID-19 will have long-term effects. She pointed out some of the long-term symptoms include fatigue, shortness of breath, memory and concentration problems, anxiety and depression, as noted by the Quebec Institute of Excellence in Health and Social Services (INESSS) on April 12. A substantial number of Quebecers are already in this situation, Montpetit said during the study of the Ministry of Health s budget. I have not heard the premier or the minister of health talk about this.