coronavirus pandemic — especially now that vaccines are starting to ramp up across the country. Have COVID-19 variants pushed Canada into a third wave of the pandemic?
But new COVID-19 variants are on the rise, which are more deadly and transmissible. The B.1.1.7 variant — first identified in the U.K. — has taken off.
The P.1 variant, first detected in Brazil, is hitting western provinces particularly hard.That variant was recently identified in a cluster in Whistler, B.C., prompting health authorities to shut down the ski resort.
And Alberta Health is currently investigating a significant COVID-19 outbreak in the province relating to the P.1 variant.So what does this mean for summer plans, weddings, travel and BBQ gatherings with friends.