'Remain vigilant': Ontario's top doctor says province could see rise of COVID-19 subvariant 'Kraken'

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'Remain vigilant': Ontario's top doctor says province could see rise of COVID-19 subvariant 'Kraken'
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Ontario’s top doctor is urging residents to “remain vigilant” as some regions see a rise of the XBB.1.5 subvariant of COVID-19.

Ontario’s top doctor is urging residents to “remain vigilant” as some regions see a rise of the “Kraken” subvariant of COVID-19.

“But due to its increased transmissibility, more individuals may get infected as it becomes the main variant in Ontario,” he said. “I continue to strongly recommend that everyone stays up to date with their vaccinations as it remains our best defence against COVID-19 and its variants, especially for those at increased risk of severe infection and for anyone who has not received a booster or been infected in the past six months.”

"If we follow the U.S. trajectory, that means that this will become the dominant version of the virus circulating probably within just a few weeks in Ontario and across the country," he said last week.

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