Tag: TAM
Travel quarantine rules set to ease as millions of Moderna vaccine...
TORONTO — Fully vaccinated Canadian citizens and permanent residents who test negative for COVID-19 will likely soon be exempt from two weeks quarantine on...
ICU pressures mount as COVID fells younger people; U.S. could help...
TORONTO — COVID-19 placed mounting pressure on hospitals, struck a growing number of younger people and dealt a blow to the sporting world, although...
Vaccination efforts stepped up but caution urged on lifting COVID-19 measures
TORONTO — Health authorities stepped up COVID-19 vaccination efforts on the eve of the first anniversary of the global pandemic Wednesday amid a stubbornly...
Threat from variants means provinces must be ready to lock down...
OTTAWA — With new and more contagious variants of COVID-19 escalating in Canada, provincial governments lifting lockdown restrictions must be ready to slam them...
Top doctor warns of COVID-19 variants taking root across Canada
OTTAWA — Chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam says Canada is in "a very delicate period" as case counts for fast-spreading COVID-19 variants...
Canada probing whether delaying second COVID-19 vaccine doses could help more...
OTTAWA — Canada is the latest country to investigate how to stretch vaccine doses as far as possible, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to...
Tam warns of increasing pressure on hospitals as COVID-19 cases continue...
TORONTO — The rising tide of COVID-19 infections across much of Canada threatens to swamp a hospital system already under strain, the country's top...
Evolving science reason for inconsistent messaging on COVID-19: Tam
OTTAWA — Canada's chief public health officer says messages on how to keep safe during the COVID-19 pandemic might seem inconsistent, but that’s because...
Provinces crack down as COVID-19 cases soar across much of Canada
Rapid increases in new COVID-19 cases could quickly spiral out of control, public health officials said Friday as some provinces continued to impose new...
Tam urges caution as daily cases of COVID-19 rise 25 per...
OTTAWA — Canada's chief public health doctor says a slow but steady increase in the number of people testing positive for COVID-19 is a cause...