_Happy boy Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 OTTAWA - The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern): 2 p.m. Nunavut is reporting another two cases of COVID-19. The territory says the new cases are in Arviat. All of Nunavut’s 45 active cases are in the community, which is located on the western shore of Hudson Bay. The territory had not had any cases at all until early November. Manitoba health officials are reporting 271 new COVID-19 cases and nine new deaths. The percentage of people testing positive remains high, but officials say transmission rates are down because of restrictions imposed last month on public gatherings. --- 1 p.m. The first batch of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines arrived in Newfoundland and Labrador Tuesday morning. In a tweeted video, Premier Andrew Furey and Health Minister John Haggie are shown walking arm in arm toward a plane in St. John’s as the precious cargo is unloaded. In the video, Furey says vaccinations will begin on Wednesday. Meanwhile, the province reported one new case of COVID-19 Tuesday and officials say the infection is related to travel. --- 12:45 p.m. Public health officials in New Brunswick are reporting one new case of COVID-19 today. The case is person in their 40s in the Edmundston region who is self-isolating and the case is under investigation. There have been eight deaths and the number of active cases is 47. Three patients are hospitalized, of whom two are in intensive care. --- 11:50 a.m. Canada’s vaccine advisory panel says more testing is needed before COVID-19 vaccines should routinely be offered to pregnant or breastfeeding women, kids under 16, or patients with compromised immune systems. The National Advisory Committee on Immunization is encouraging vaccine-makers to expand clinical trials to include more study of their products in those groups. But the committee’s experts also say if there is evidence the benefits of getting the vaccine outweigh the potential risks of COVID-19, it could be offered to pregnant women, children as young as 12, or people who are immunosuppressed, with informed consent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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