Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer, issued the following statement on COVID-19: “Today’s seven-day moving average of 448 new cases reported daily (July 16-22), shows a further increase (13 per cent) over the previous week, compared to the 2.6 per cent increase based on yesterday’s seven-day moving average. Severe illness trends continue to decline, with … Read more
Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer, issued the following statement on COVID-19: “Over the past two weeks, there has been a slowed rate of decline in disease activity nationally and today’s seven-day moving average of 427 cases reported daily during the period July 15-21, indicates a small increase of 2.6 per cent over the … Read more
Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer, issued the following statement on COVID-19: “While the latest national-level data show a continued decline in disease activity with an average of 410 cases reported daily during the latest seven day period (July 14-20), the rate of decrease has slowed. As public health restrictions are eased, some … Read more
Health Minister Patty Hajdu (Thunder Bay-Superior North, Ont.) announced three new projects receiving funding through the Immunization Partnership Fund to support vaccination efforts across Canada. These community-based projects will support populations disproportionately impacted by COVID-19 make informed vaccination choices by crowding out misinformation and providing culturally relevant and science-based information. The full release is available online. Call 613-957-0200. … Read more
On September 7, 2021, provided that the domestic epidemiologic situation remains favourable, the Government intends to open Canada’s borders to any fully vaccinated travellers who have completed the full course of vaccination with a Government of Canada-accepted vaccine at least 14 days prior to entering Canada and who meet specific entry requirements. As a first … Read more
Dr. Howard Njoo, Deputy Chief Public Health Officer, issued the following statement on COVID-19: “While the latest national-level data show a continued decline in disease activity with an average of 396 cases reported daily during the latest seven day period (July 9-15), the rate of decrease has slowed. As public health restrictions are eased, some … Read more
Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer, issued the following statement on COVID-19: “While the latest national-level data show a continued decline in disease activity with an average of 442 cases reported daily during the latest seven day period (July 7-13), the rate of decrease is slowing. As public health restrictions are eased, some … Read more
Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer, issued the following statement on COVID-19: “While the latest national-level data show a continued decline in disease activity with an average of 451 cases reported daily during the latest seven day period (July 6-12), the rate of decrease may be slowing. As public health restrictions are eased, … Read more
Health Minister Patty Hajdu (Thunder Bay-Superior North, Ont.) independent panel’s final report on its review of the Public Health Agency of Canada’s Global Public Health Intelligence Network. The panel considered the current state of GPHIN’s capabilities, services, operations, and management. They conducted interviews with more than 55 individuals, including GPHIN analysts, former and current PHAC employees, provincial … Read more
Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer, issued the following statement on COVID-19: “While the latest national-level data show a continued decline in disease activity with an average of 461 cases reported daily during the latest seven day period (July 2-8), the rate of decrease may be slowing. As public health restrictions are eased, … Read more
