Public Health is reporting seven new cases of COVID-19 in New Brunswick on Saturday. Two cases are related to travel and those individuals are isolating outside of the province.
N.B. COVID-19 roundup: 5 new cases, 15 now linked to isolation hotel Delta Fredericton
New Brunswick is reporting five new cases of COVID-19, four of them in Zone 3, where Public Health has now confirmed 15 cases connected to the isolation hotel Delta Fredericton.
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Visitors are not allowed with some exceptions for certain patients.
Non-urgent surgeries, ambulatory care appointments and professional service outpatient appointments are postponed until further notice.
All impacted patients and clients will be contacted.
The outbreak also impacts the Stan Cassidy Centre for Rehabilitation and Veterans Health Unit.
Attention #Fredericton area residents Horizon has declared a #COVID19 outbreak at Horizon’s Dr. Everett Chalmers Regional Hospital (DECRH), Stan Cassidy Centre for Rehabilitation and Veterans Health Unit. pic.twitter.com/4Vm8c77Xbo
N.B. COVID-19 roundup: 15 new cases, case confirmed at Zone 1 school
New Brunswick reported 15 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday and confirmed a positive case at a school in the Moncton region, Zone 1.
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New Brunswick expands use of biosimilars to improve sustainability of public drug plans
The New Brunswick government is following the lead of other jurisdictions and expanding its use of biosimilar drugs to improve the sustainability of public drug plans, Health Minister Dorothy Shephard announced Wednesday.
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About 3,000 patients taking originator biologic drugs have until Nov. 30 to switch to biosimilar version
Posted: Apr 22, 2021 9:00 AM AT | Last Updated: April 22
Health Minister Dorothy Shephard said New Brunswick has been a leader in providing residents with coverage for new drugs in a timely manner.(Ed Hunter/CBC)