Canada's hardest-hit regions are further tightening COVID-19 lockdown measures with public health officials blaming holiday gatherings for surging infections and experts suggesting Quebec's clampdown may inspire more restrictions.
SASKATOON As the rollout of a limited supply of Moderna and Pfizer s COVID-19 vaccines continues to gain steam across the country, the University of Saskatchewan s Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization – International Vaccine Centre (VIDO-InterVac) is expected to start delivering the first doses of its own vaccine candidate this week as part of a recently-approved human clinical trial. The lab s director and CEO Dr. Volker Gerdts joined CTV News at Five anchor Jeremy Dodge to explain how the trial will work, how participants are selected and why VIDO s Canadian-made coronavirus vaccine candidate may have some advantages over Pfizer and Moderna s offerings. The interview has been edited for length and clarity.
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Children arrive by bus at Portage Trail Community School which is part of the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto on Tuesday, September 15, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette January 06, 2021 - 3:58 PM
TORONTO - COVID-19 s winter surge has kept Kimberleigh Armstrong s three kids out of the classroom longer than anticipated, but she fears the risks of returning next week as scheduled.
Spiking cases and hospitalizations offer the Toronto mom little assurance the pandemic is under control, and she wonders if classmates and their families socialized over the holidays. It makes me nervous because I don t know where those kids were, says Armstrong, who d prefer in-class instruction be delayed at least two weeks.
Published Wednesday, January 6, 2021 3:35PM EST TORONTO - COVID-19 s winter surge has kept Kimberleigh Armstrong s three kids out of the classroom longer than anticipated, but she fears the risks of returning next week as scheduled. Spiking cases and hospitalizations offer the Toronto mom little assurance the pandemic is under control, and she wonders if classmates and their families socialized over the holidays. “It makes me nervous because I don t know where those kids were,” says Armstrong, who d prefer in-class instruction be delayed at least two weeks. “Do I want my kids to go back after one week? Not necessarily. But on the other hand, I do, because I know for my son, especially, he has issues and he needs that socialization.”