Apr 25 2022 — The Canadian Press — While remaining unvaccinated against COVID-19 is often framed as a personal choice, those who spurn the vaccines raise the risk of infection for those around them, a new study suggests. The research published Monday in the Canadian Medical Association Journal found that vaccinated people who mix with those who are not vaccinated have a significantly […]
Apr 19 2022 — Sarah Turnbull — CTV News — Canada’s Transport Minister Omar Alghabra says masking guidelines while travelling still apply, as the U.S. moves to drop its national mandate. Speaking in Calgary on Tuesday, Alghabra said while he won’t comment directly on the U.S. court ruling that impacts plane, train, taxi, and other forms of travel, Canada continues to follow the science on […]
Apr 19 2022 — The Canadian Press — Almost one in four Canadian respondents to a new online survey said they had been infected with COVID-19, while about three in four had not. As the country grapples with its sixth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and less data is shared with the public, the poll by Leger and the Association for Canadian Studies […]
Apr 12 2022 — Rachel Gilmore — Global News — Canada is in a sixth wave of COVID-19, Canada’s top doctor has confirmed. The latest rise in cases across the country is fuelled by the BA.2 subvariant of Omicron, Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam confirmed on Tuesday. “It depends on the location, but yes, we can say we are experiencing a sixth wave […]
Apr 12 2022 — CBC — Canada’s National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) is now strongly recommending that all adults and immunocompromised children aged 12 to 17 get a COVID-19 booster shot as Canada experiences a resurgence of the virus. NACI previously said that boosters for those two groups should be considered discretionary. Chief Public Health Officer of Canada Dr. Theresa […]
Apr 5 2022 — The Canadian Press — The National Advisory Committee on Immunization says provinces and territories should rapidly prepare to offer fourth doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the coming weeks. The committee says governments should prioritize people over the age of 80 and people living in long-term care. NACI also strongly recommends a second booster for people between 70 and 79 […]
Apr 1 2022 — Rachel Gilmore — COVID-19 will be a reality for the “foreseeable future,” Canada’s top doctors are warning as the country is facing yet another resurgence of the virus. The forecast comes as Canada experiences an uptick in cases in many jurisdictions across the country, with a 28 per cent increase in daily average case counts as of March […]
Mar 30 2022 — Global News — Canada is heading towards a potential sixth COVID-19 wave, experts say, as cases and hospitalizations have started to creep back up again across the country. While average daily case counts have levelled off nationally, there continues to be regional variability across the country with several jurisdictions reporting increases, said Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada’s chief public […]
Mar 23 2022 — Sophia Harris — CBC — Because she’s unvaccinated against COVID-19, Tamika McIntosh of Brampton, Ont., wasn’t allowed to board a plane to fly to Jamaica last month to attend her grandfather’s funeral. Now, McIntosh combs the news daily for any indication when Canada might lift its vaccine mandate for travellers so she can finally go to Jamaica and pay her […]
Mar 18 2022 — John Paul Tasker — CBC — Canada’s chief public health officer said Friday the federal government is actively reviewing all of its vaccine mandates with an eye to ending rules that force some people to get their COVID-19 shots. Speaking at a press conference with reporters, Dr. Theresa Tam said the country’s public health officials are at a “very important juncture” […]
Mar 18 2022 — The Canadian Press — COVID-19 cases continue to roll into the two Toronto-area hospitals where Eram Chhogala works as a trauma nurse. The numbers have dwindled to a stream instead of a wave, but each is a reminder of what the disease has done and could possibly still do. “Previously, we had high numbers and waves where people came […]
Mar 17 2022 — Rachel Gilmore — Global News — Canada is scrapping its pre-arrival COVID-19 testing requirement for fully vaccinated travellers, the federal government announced on Thursday. Starting April 1, vaccinated travellers won’t need to track down a COVID-19 test in the last day before their vacation ends. Currently, all travellers entering Canada — regardless of vaccination status — have to show proof of […]
Mar 16 2022 — Rachel Aiello — CTV News — Soon, travellers entering Canada will not have to show proof of a negative COVID-19 test, CTV News has learned. As of April 1, the federal government will be lifting the pre-arrival COVID-19 testing requirement at the border for fully vaccinated travellers. Passengers may still be subjected to random PCR testing at the airport, and travellers […]
Mar 9 2022 — Global News — The Ontario government says it will be lifting the mask mandate in many indoor public settings on March 21. Dr. Kieran Moore, Ontario’s chief medical officer of health, made the announcement on Wednesday, saying the move is another step towards how the province can “live and manage COVID-19.” Masks will no longer be required in […]
Mar 9 2022 — CBC — The vast majority of masks, N95 respirators, gloves, screening equipment and other personal protective equipment (PPE) purchased by the federal government continues to come from foreign companies, according to information obtained by Radio-Canada. When COVID-19 hit back in March 2020, Canadian PPE stockpile levels were woefully low and materials were allowed to expire without being […]