scrubbedexpat091

Manitoba reported 502 cases today, that is quite a large number for a fairly small population.

https://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/covid-19...care-1.5421086

DMajor

Looks like NO more AstraZeneca coming to Ontario anytime soon.
Still haven't heard from any officials saying whether a second dose of another vaccine is ok and time is running out for us that had the jab 10+ weeks ago.
Anyone heard anything?

scrubbedexpat091

Last I heard Canada is expecting 650,000 doses from COVAX initiative but has no delivery schedule yet for it. Also in negotiations with the US to try and secure some AZ from them, but also nothing confirmed yet or timeline. AZ may send Canada 1.5 million doses in June, but nothing confirmed yet.

BC hinted last week they may when the time comes let people choose Pfizer or Moderna for their 2nd shot, sounded like they don't expect to receive sufficient supplies to give everyone a 2nd dose of AZ who needs one.

scrubbedexpat091

BC over a 3 day period, 20 deaths including 4 people under 60 along with 1,759 cases.

1,201 of the new cases are in Fraser Health, Vancouver Coastal comes in 2nd with 325 new cases, Interior at 3rd with 131, Vancouver Island and Northern Health come in at 50 and 52 new cases.

2,159,103 doses of vaccine have been administered, with 106,058 fully vaccinated with 2 doses.

Anyone born in 1981 or earlier are now eligible to book vaccine appointments.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/briti...ay10-1.6020711

scrubbedexpat091

BC tabled legislation that will bring in paid sick leave, initially just for COVID related leave, but in January 2022 they appear to plan to make it permanent for all employees with changes to the employment standards act. It's estimated that 50% of the work force does not have access to paid sick time.

https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2021PREM0033-000887

scrubbedexpat091

Suppose it was eventually going to happen, 2 Toronto area quarantine hotels hit by COVID outbreaks.

https://toronto.citynews.ca/2021/05/...d-19-outbreak/

Jerseygirl

Not surprising when you consider the amount of COVID positive people who arrive at Pearson each week.

Former Lancastrian

I thought awhile ago that International Travel was nothing to worry about as the cases were low and people arriving were providing negative test results? There again it could be the hotel employees who are infected and passed it on.
One thing for sure they won't shut Pearson down for passenger flights and now many refuse to quarantine so don't expect anything different.

Revin Kevin

Latest figures are showing the majority of passengers testing positive were traveling on domestic flights.

Former Lancastrian

True it is around 80% for domestic flights but that leaves 20% to account for and we need to find a way of blaming foreigners

Revin Kevin

Logical conclusion to that would be to put domestic arrivals into quarantine hotels and wave through the international arrivals!

dbd33

When we emigrated we arrived in Toronto on a domestic flight. Air India from Heathrow to Kennedy then America from La Guardia to Toronto. Anyone coming through a hub would count as domestic and Detroit, for example, had multiple landings per evening from China which then filled multiple jets to Toronto while I was commuting that way.

Revin Kevin

At the moment international arrivals need to complete hotel quarantine and test clear before taking domestic flights to complete their journeys.

scrubbedexpat099

https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/...ks-canada.html

​​​​​​Don’t deport me until I get my second dose of COVID-19 vaccine, health worker asks Canada

Jerseygirl

After being told there will be no more AZ vaccine delivered to Ontario, next week almost 1/4 million doses will be delivered.