Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer, issued the following statement on COVID-19: “The latest national-level data show the decline in national case counts has slowed to a less than 2 per cent decrease over the past week, with an average of 7,799 cases being reported daily (Apr 29-May 5).” The full statement is … Read more
Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer, issued the following statement on COVID-19: “The latest national-level data show the decline in national case counts has slowed to a less than 2 per cent decrease over the past week, with an average of 7,852 cases being reported daily (Apr 28-May 4).” The full statement is … 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 7-day average of 7,892 new cases daily (Apr 23-29), a 7 per cent decrease compared to the previous seven days. For the week of April 18-24, there were on average of 127,111 tests completed daily across … Read more
Health Minister Patty Hajdu (Thunder Bay-Superior North, Ont.) announced an investment of $2.25 million through the Immunization Partnership Fund for two projects to support vaccination efforts. These projects (The Canadian Association of Science Centres’s ScienceUpFirst and the University of Toronto’s CARD [C-Comfort, A-Ask, R-Relax, D-Distract]) System will support vaccine uptake by ensuring Canadians have access to credible information on vaccination, as well as … Read more
Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer, issued the following statement on COVID-19: “Although COVID-19 activity remains elevated, with a high proportion of cases involving more contagious variants of concern, we are cautiously optimistic that our efforts and strengthened restrictions are beginning to have an impact, as presented in the latest epidemiology and modelling update. … Read more
Health Minister Patty Hajdu (Thunder Bay-Superior North, Ont.) issued the following statement: “This year‘s National Immunization Awareness Week (NIAW) comes at a significant moment, during the largest vaccination rollout in Canadian history. The past months have shown us the importance of vaccination – not just for preventing illness and disease, but in allowing Canadians to … Read more
The Council of Chief Medical Officers of Health issued the following statement: “Based on international evidence on VITT, as well the risk of severe outcomes of COVID-19 in Canada, the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) has updated its recommendations on the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine. The recommendations have been updated based on an assessment … 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 7-day average of 8,616 new cases daily (Apr 15-21), a 2 per cent increase compared to the previous seven days. Sustained high infection rates are also impacting COVID-19 severity indicators, particularly in areas with elevated … 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 7-day average of 8,680 new cases daily (April 13 to 19), a 7 per cent increase compared to the previous seven days. Sustained high infection rates are also impacting COVID-19 severity indicators, particularly in areas … Read more
The Public Health Agency of Canada has received a report from the Province of Alberta of a case of an individual living in Canada who has experienced a very rare adverse event involving blood clots with low platelets following immunization with COVISHIELD (the Serum Institute of India version of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine). As the COVID-19 … Read more
