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24.08.2022 / 18:19

Some Canadian universities requiring masks despite lifting of provincial mandates

Universities that require masks on campus are in the minority as the fall semester and the prospect of another wave of COVID-19 infections loom.

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COVID cases are on the rise in Canada. Here’s what to know about reinfections

As research suggests that COVID-19 has infected roughly half of the Canadian population, the emergence of an even more contagious version of the virus means some people may be in for another round.

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Canada’s COVID-19 vaccination rate keeps rising — when will it stall?

COVID-19 in the world, with 63 per cent of the population having had at least one dose of vaccine, according to the website COVID19tracker.ca.But already, there are signs that upward progress might be stalling in some places, and health officials are urging Canadians to keep up the momentum.“Hopefully in Canada, we’re not going to follow those other countries where they were able to vaccinate quite quickly, the 60, 70 per cent of the population — and then they started plateauing.”So far, Canada is doing well, said Dr. Lynora Saxinger, an infectious diseases specialist at the University of Alberta.“The actual daily number of vaccine doses compared to the population rate in Canada is amongst the highest right now.

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Infectious disease specialist addresses COVID-19 vaccine concerns

Infectious disease specialist Dr. Lynora Saxinger joins Global’s Linda Olsen to discuss COVID-19 vaccines and address concerns.

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Winnipeg doctor will be ‘surprised’ if new restrictions aren’t implemented soon

Manitoba tightens COVID-19 restrictions amid rising case counts, variant spread Kumar doesn’t think the current public health orders will be enough to protect hospitals.Restrictions similar to last spring, or a lockdown, Kumar believes are the province’s best option at this point, along with accelerating vaccine delivery.“I’ll be pretty surprised if we don’t go into another level of restrictions within a week or two,” Kumar said.In an interview regarding Alberta’s surging cases and hospital capacity, infectious disease specialist Dr.

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So you got a COVID-19 shot. Now what can you do?

‘When will it end?’: New data suggests COVID-19 could become endemic Dr.

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Plan to vaccinate Alberta seniors is ‘massive’ in COVID-19 fight, according to physician

Dr. Lynora Saxinger, an Alberta infectious disease physician, joins Global’s Joel Senick to discuss the next phase of the province’s vaccine rollout plan.

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Double masking or 3-layer mask with filters? Experts weigh in as COVID-19 variants spread

What the COVID-19 variants could mean for masks, lockdowns and vaccines One infectious disease expert suggests doubling up single layer masks could be more effective — when used properly.Dr.

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Minimizing surge in COVID-19 cases ‘a real mistake,’ experts say

COVID-19 cases that surpasses a spike last spring must not be shrugged off as merely a byproduct of increased testing.“I think minimizing right now is a real mistake,” said Dr. Lynora Saxinger of the University of Alberta.“People are not wanting to believe that this is a thing, because I think they don’t want to return to the state that we were living in earlier in the year.

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1st wave or 2nd wave? Where COVID-19 stands in Alberta

Canada ‘on the brink’ of coronavirus surge, second wave underway in some regions: Trudeau Dr. Lynora Saxinger, an infectious disease specialist at the University of Alberta, says the province had a clear first wave and there has been, overall, an increase in daily case numbers.“I think it’s an uneasy time.

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Canada’s coronavirus patients getting younger as pandemic moves west

coronavirus pandemic, once concentrated in older adults in Quebec and Ontario, is moving west and appearing in younger groups.On April 15, Quebec and Ontario accounted for nearly 84 per cent of new daily cases. On Aug.

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Coronavirus prevention crushed Australia’s flu season. Can Canada expect the same?

flu season in Australia. At least it should be.Usually, flu season runs through Australia’s winter — Canada’s summer — and officials look to Australia for clues on what Canada’s upcoming flu season could look like in terms of strains, caseload and severity.But with Australian flu numbers at their lowest in years, officials have a different takeaway this time when they look Down Under: that measures used to combat the coronavirus outbreak could be having an effect on other viruses, too.“I think it’s telling us that influenza is preventable in the same way that COVID is preventable, to some extent, anyway,” said Dr.

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Coronavirus cases spiked in reopened U.S. schools. Should Canadians be concerned?

In that letter, the school also noted that “we did see more positive cases from staff members than we anticipated,” so it was moving to e-learning for the next week as a precaution, even though administrators thought that the staff had contracted the coronavirus before the schools opened. Other schools have reported outbreaks too.What’s happening right now in the U.S.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0