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TORONTO -- The coronavirus variant that first emerged in India has been detected in Ontario. In a statement to CTV News Toronto, Public Health Ontario (PHO) says 36 cases of the B.1.617 have been identified in the province in the last few days. Of those cases, six were detected through PHO’s genomic surveillance program. The agency says the cases were all linked to international travel. The other 30 cases were identified through the province’s airport and land border screening programs. “PHO is continuing to actively monitor for the B.1.617 variant, as well as other mutations and ...
VANCOUVER -- Save-On-Foods has issued an apology after a number of customers were given expired COVID-19 vaccines at one of its Lower Mainland locations. The company says it happened at a pharmacy in Burnaby on April 5, where 10 people were given AstraZeneca vaccines with an expiration date of April 2. A statement from the company reads in part, "As soon as we discovered the error, we immediately began contacting the impacted clients and making the appropriate disclosures and reports to the professional bodies. Navigating through this pandemic is stressful in itself and we have sincere...
Expired AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine administered at Burnaby Save-On-Foods Last Updated Apr 9, 2021 at 6:21 pm PDT Summary Infectious diseases expert says vaccine likely still effective, despite it being administered days after expiry Save-On-Foods apologizes, says it has contacted health authorities for guidance VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – Save-On-Foods is apologizing after 10 customers received expired AstraZeneca COVID-19 shots at one of its pharmacies in Burnaby. The vaccines were administered on Monday, three days after the expiry date. An infectious diseases expert says while this may be ...
Just looking at the past four weeks, she pointed out there were 81 cases of the variant on Feb. 22, 137 on March 1, 363 on March 8, and 818 on Monday. The number of cases grew to 921 on Tuesday. "What we're doing is not enough to stop the spread of the new variant — nowhere close, it's doubling so fast," Otto said. "It's just a couple more weeks of doubling before we see a spike in cases in the province. "I don't know what they'll have to do in order to bend that curve down, but I predict more indoor restrictions." Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said Monday that she has receive...