Health Minister Patty Hajdu (Thunder Bay-Superior North, Ont.) announced funding for the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency to operate a number of safe, voluntary isolation sites across Saskatchewan. Voluntary isolation sites reduce the risks of spreading the virus among household contacts, both in Canada’s densely populated urban centres and in locations where people are faced with crowded housing … 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 seven-day average of 8,445 new cases daily (April 8 to 14), a 29 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 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). The person is at home now recovering. … 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 6,873 new cases daily (April 2 to 8). For the week of March 28 to April 3, there were on average of 115,654 tests completed daily across Canada, of which 5.1 per … 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 seven-day average of 6,562 new cases daily (April 1 to 7). Sustained high infection rates are also impacting COVID-19 severity indicators, which are increasing, particularly in areas with elevated disease activity. The rise in severe … 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 seven-day average of 6,328 new cases daily (March 31 to April 6). Sustained high infection rates are also impacting COVID-19 severity indicators, which are increasing, particularly in areas with elevated disease activity. The rise in … Read more
Health Minister Patty Hajdu (Thunder Bay-Superior North, Ont.) issued the following statement: “On World Autism Awareness Day, we recognize those on the autism spectrum, their families, caregivers, and communities. This year has been exceptionally difficult for many, but particularly so for those who have been managing childcare and home schooling without regular supports during the … Read more
Health Canada has been working closely with the European Medicines Agency and other international regulators to assess recent reports of very rare cases of blood clots with low numbers of platelets in people vaccinated with AstraZeneca’s COVID19 vaccine. On March 29, Health Canada issued regulatory terms and conditions to the manufacturers of the AstraZeneca and COVIDSHIELD (a version of AstraZeneca manufactured … 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 seven-day average of 4,857 new cases daily (March 24 to 30). Sustained high infection rates are also impacting lagging indicators of COVID-19 severity, which are levelling off (deaths) or increasing (hospitalisation), particularly in areas with … Read more
The Public Health Agency of Canada issued the following statement: “As Chief Medical Officers of Health, we are acting decisively with our unified position to pause the use of AstraZeneca vaccine in Canada in those under age 55 at this time. We are taking this precautionary measure while Health Canada as the regulator completes its … Read more
