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coronavirus vaccines are being gradually rolled out across Canada, one lingering question on most people’s minds is when their turn will come to get the shot.Now, an online tool may just be able to help answer that question. Why jumping the coronavirus vaccine queue is a problem Co-developed by a recent master’s graduate from the University of Guelph, the Vaccine Queue Calculator for Canada projects the number of people that are ahead in line for the vaccine, based on someone’s age, profession, health condition and other risk factors.

Read more: N.B. company helps study wastewater for COVID-19, mpox at Toronto Pearson airport Read next: Part of the Sun breaks free and forms a strange vortex, baffling scientists He says there are now more than two dozen subvariants of the virus being located in the wastewater.“In recent months, it’s become increasingly difficult to detect new variants in wastewater, because at any given time, we are finding evidence of 20 or 25 subvariants,” he stated in a release from the school.The researchers don’t actually test for subvariants but are looking for mutations of subvariants such as the “Kraken” XBB.1.5 through genomic sequencing.In addition, a  few weeks ago, the Public Health Agency of Canada announced that the project was expanding to conduct separate testing of the wastewater from flights arriving from China and Hong Kong.What makes it tough is attempting to find the specific new variants of concern as they wade through all of the different subvariants.“If you think about it as a puzzle, it used to be just a 10-piece puzzle.

COVID-19 outbreak.Researchers at the University of Guelph are testing the campus’ sewer system to detect the novel coronavirus, which is released by human feces. Sewage can give a week’s extra warning of coronavirus spikes, study shows They say increases in levels of the virus in the sewers is an early warning sign that an outbreak may be underway, but it does not mean there is an active infection.The virus makes its way down the toilet before a person shows symptoms and also potentially after a person has recovered, said Prof.

University of Guelph says it is capping the number of students living in residences to about 1,000, down from 5,000 students who usually live in residences during the school year.The news comes at the school lays out plans for the fall semester amid the novel coronavirus pandemic.

The University of Guelph says it will be hiring 75 summer co-op students to help move courses online for the fall semester.

The novel coronavirus pandemic has some meat processors and industry groups calling for a more regional approach to food production.

The University of Guelph says it is suspending its search for a new president and vice-chancellor amid the novel coronavirus pandemic.