As the highly transmissible Omicron variant fuels record-high case counts, and schools across Canada delay in-person learning, calls are growing for another layer of protection to be added to classrooms — HEPA filters.
COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy was not associated with preterm delivery or underweight newborns, according to a study published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday.
"Get vaccinated, educate yourselves," said Newfoundland mom Kelsey Blais, after she and her infant son both tested positive for COVID-19. Her son spent three nights in an intensive care unit.
Quebecers aged 55 and over are eligible for COVID-19 booster doses starting Tuesday, with minimum age requirements decreasing in five-year increments over the rest of the month.
COVID-19 testing rates are way down. But the daily case numbers can still reveal some important information, such as the test positivity rate – which is the percentage of the total COVID-19 tests performed that produce a positive result.
Ontario is moving schools online for at least two weeks, temporarily closing indoor dining and gyms and pausing non-urgent medical procedures as it faces record-high case counts that, according to public health officials, threaten to overwhelm the province's health-care system.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has authorized the use of a third dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children aged between 12 and 15 years, and narrowed the time for all booster shots by a month to five months after the primary doses.
