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COVID19 infections back in the fall

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 22 Sep, 2023 02:22 PM

Public health officials say new COVID-19 infections are creeping back up just as the respiratory virus season in the fall and winter is set to get underway.

Ottawa is sending a new COVID vaccine out to the provinces and territories, which are in charge of rolling it out to the public.

But it's clear that many Canadians are tired of getting these vaccines -- with the Public Health Agency of Canada reporting that only 22 per cent of people five years and older got the bivalent booster dose.

The booster offers protections against the Omicron variant as well as the original coronavirus strain.

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