Canada's top doctor is urging people to get their booster shots as COVID-19 activity continues to fluctuate in the country.
On Friday, Tam emphasized the importance of getting a booster.
"Like the winter weather, it can be difficult to predict exactly what we're going to see next, but we do know it's too early to put away our winter coats and boots," she said. "Similarly, it's still too early to stop taking the personal protective measures that have helped us weather the COVID storm."Tam says officials are seeing an increase in the number of cases of the XBB.1.5 Omicron subvariant.This proportion was expected to rise to approximately seven per cent by mid-January, Tam said.But, she says, the absolute number of COVID-19 cases is not surging, "nor is there evidence of increased severity with this or other new variants.
In updated guidance for booster doses, the National Advisory Committee on Immunization says the evolutionary trajectory of SARSCoV-2, including the emergence of novel variants of concern, is still "uncertain," and the seasonality of SARS-CoV-2 has not been established.As COVID-19 cases continue to fluctuate, Tam says the number of flu and respiratory syncytial virus cases are winding down in the country, and "have settled into expected seasonal levels.
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