Canada - Coronavirus COVID-19

otto · Dec 12, 2020

RANCH said:
I found this article informative. If I understand correctly people who are vaccinated may be compared to people who are asymptomatic who can pass the virus to others. It's still an unknown factor.

https://www.sciencenews.org/article...s-questions-social-distance-mask-transmission

This strikes me as quite unfortunate news in the sense that a vaccine may not prevent the virus from continuing to spread through populations. Additionally, there hasn't been enough time to determine how long the vaccine is effective. If it wears off after a year, and the first round of people need another vaccination while others have not yet received the first - disaster.

LadyL · Dec 13, 2020

Toronto business owners charged for allegedly operating bar in violation of lockdown rules

LadyL · Dec 13, 2020

200 mink die at Fraser Valley farm with COVID-19 outbreak

LadyL · Dec 13, 2020

UPS shares ‘1st images’ of coronavirus vaccine en route to Canada

Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine is not approved for Canadians under 16. Here’s why

LadyL · Dec 13, 2020

Study Confirms Nose Holes Connect to Lungs

Why leaving your nose hanging out of your mask could spread COVID and land you hefty fines

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calg...mao2DMHXXylELJUJ4uX84SHxYchdo4_HbJ8bSz3VLlDz0

LadyL · Dec 14, 2020

Canada's first doses of Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine arrived in Quebec on Sunday night, with more to follow on Monday.

UPS Canada released on Friday what the company said are the first images of Canada-bound Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine doses being processed at a distribution facility in Cologne, Germany.

Once the doses arrive, provinces will administer the vaccine to people in priority population groups, including front-line health-care workers, as well as residents and employees at long-term care homes.

First Toronto doses going to long-term care workers

The first 3,000 or so doses bound for Toronto will inoculate personal support workers and other employees at hard-hit long-term care homes in the Greater Toronto Area, Smith said. Employees are being given priority over residents because they can travel to the hospital to receive the vaccine.

1st doses of Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine arrive in Canada

margarita25 · Dec 14, 2020

Canada / Alberta:

LadyL · Dec 14, 2020

A long-term care resident in Quebec and a nursing home worker in Ontario received Canada's first COVID-19 vaccinations on Monday, kicking off the largest immunization campaign in the country's history.

First COVID-19 vaccinations administered in Canada, kicking off massive campaign

musicaljoke · Dec 15, 2020

I love that the long-term care residents, our most vulnerable seniors and their carers are getting the vaccine first. I hope for all good outcomes. This has been super stressful for those in long-term care and all who love them. I hope the vaccine brings some relief.