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COVID-19 vaccine dose, but with less than half of the population having received a third shot and most restrictions lifted across the country, experts are questioning the “mixed messaging” coming from public health officials.On Tuesday, the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) published new guidance, recommending second boosters for older Canadians over the age of 70. Most provinces have no plans to reimpose COVID-19 restrictions as cases surge Several provinces, including Ontario, British Columbia, Quebec, Alberta and Manitoba, have announced their plans to roll out fourth doses to older demographics.The rollout comes as Canadian provinces grapple with a sixth wave of COVID-19, which public health officials say is being driven by the highly-transmissible BA.2 subvariant of Omicron and lifting of restrictions including masking and proof of vaccination, in most settings.Experts say Canadians need more information and better communication from public health authorities on how this fourth dose could be helpful in fighting the latest Omicron surge.“I think a lot of the messaging right now is very mixed,” said Dr.

COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic, according to government statistics.This is a huge number, but researchers say it might not be telling the whole story.In a new report published Tuesday by the Royal Society of Canada, researchers estimate that between Feb. 1 and Nov.

COVID-19 despite an overwhelming willingness to get vaccinated, a new report warns.The analysis from the National Institute of Ageing (NIA) at Ryerson University says that gap could lead to more deaths among the country’s senior population and potentially stands in the way of Canada achieving herd immunity, worsening the effects of a growing third wave of the pandemic.“Eliminating the barriers older Canadians face in accessing COVID-19 vaccines is critical,” said Dr.

COVID-19 infections skewing to younger age brackets in the last few months, it’s still the older demographics who are suffering the worst outcomes of the ongoing pandemic.Dr. Samir Sinha at the Sinai Health System and the University Health Network in Toronto says younger people under the age of 30 are less likely to get seriously ill from the virus and typically certain to avoid death, but that has not been the case with those over 60.

GUWAHATI : The Assam government on Friday announced that its earlier order of suspending COVID-19 tests at airports and railway stations has been kept in "abeyance" and such clinical examinations at these places will continue.Earlier this month, the government had decided to discontinue mandatory COVID-19 testing at airports and railway stations from March 1, 2021, following a decline in new positive cases.An order issued by Principal Secretary (Health) Samir Sinha said the earlier instruction of cancelling testing on arrival at airports and railway stations from the beginning of March has been kept in "abeyance".The fresh directive came after a spike in coronavirus infections was witnessed in some states of the country.The COVID-19

COVID-19 vaccines slowly expanding across Canada, some experts are emphasizing that age should be the main priority, even over some essential workers.The director of geriatrics at Sinai Health System in Toronto, Dr. Samir Sinha, says that regardless of if the goal is to prevent deaths, lessen the strain on the health-care system or reopen the economy, the approach should be the same: vaccinate seniors first.

New Brunswick reports 2 COVID-19 deaths at Parkland Saint John, 17 new cases So far, Nova Scotia has administered 3,853 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine and has opted to keep all second doses in freezers, while immunization clinics are now set up and running in all corners of the province.Dr.

Geriatric specialist and advocate Dr. Samir Sinha says delays in how we prioritize care for our seniors is leading to deaths that are preventable.

[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]She’s also concerned that 30 minutes probably once a week just isn’t enough. Prior to COVID her sisters and her would split their time so that someone was visiting their mother almost daily.

Canadians have for years been turning a blind eye to the state of long-term care homes across the country and ignoring the growing question of how to care for the elderly, says one doctor.