Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer, issued the following statement on COVID-19: “The latest national-level data show a continued downward trend in disease activity with an average of 493 cases reported daily during the latest seven day period (June 29-July 5), down 23 per cent compared to the week prior. Likewise, the overall … 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 projects will provide health care providers with the tools, training, and evidence-based information they need to promote and counsel others on the importance of COVID-19 vaccines. The full release is available online. … Read more
Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer, issued the following statement on COVID-19: “The latest national-level data show a continued downward trend in disease activity with an average of 610 cases reported daily during the latest seven day period (June 24-30), down 25 per cent compared to the week prior. Likewise, the overall number of people … Read more
Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer, issued the following statement on COVID-19: “The latest national-level data show a continued downward trend in disease activity with an average of 635 cases reported daily during the latest seven day period (June 23-29), down 26 per cent compared to the week prior. Likewise, the overall number … Read more
Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer, issued the following statement on COVID-19: “The latest national-level data show a continued downward trend in disease activity with an average of 758 cases reported daily during the latest seven day period (June 18-24), down 33 per cent compared to the week prior. Likewise, the overall number … Read more
Liberal MP Hedy Fry (Vancouver Centre, B.C.) announced funding to the Dr. Peter Centre to increase COVID-19 vaccine confidence and address barriers to vaccination among communities disproportionately affected by COVID-19. The Dr. Peter Centre will develop a bilingual National Community of Practice to help community health agencies across Canada improve uptake and access to the COVID-19 vaccine, for … Read more
Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer, issued the following statement on COVID-19: “Provincial and territorial data indicate that an average of 1,154 people with COVID-19 were being treated in Canadian hospitals each day during the most recent seven-day period (June 17-23), which is 22 per cent fewer than last week. This includes, on … Read more
The co-chairs of the federal, provincial and territorial Special Advisory Committee on the Epidemic of Opioid Overdoses —Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer and Dr. Jennifer Russell, New Brunswick’s Chief Medical Officer of Health—issued the following statement on the release of latest modelling projections on opioid-related deaths and data on opioid- and stimulant-related harms in Canada: “The opioid … Read more
The Government of Canada is announcing the details of the first phase of its approach to easing border measures for travellers entering Canada. These cautious adjustments are now possible because of the successes of the vaccine roll out in Canada and Canadians following public health measures. Beginning July 5, 2021 at 11:59 p.m. EDT, fully … Read more
On behalf of Health Minister Patty Hajdu (Thunder Bay-Superior North, Ont.), Liberal MP Scott Simms (Coast of Bays-Central-Notre Dame, NL) announced almost $350,000 over three years in funding for FASD Newfoundland and Labrador for its program, Toward Prevention, which will increase awareness of FASD, prevent alcohol use in pregnancy, and improve the health and social outcomes for those affected by FASD. The … Read more
