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Provincial health officials says uncertainty about new variants BA.2

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 02 Mar, 2022 11:05 AM
  • Provincial health officials says uncertainty about new variants BA.2

British Columbia's provincial health officer says there are still some uncertainties about new variants, including B-A-point-2, with some cases present in B-C.

Doctor Bonnie Henry says the province is prepared for a potential uptick in COVID-19 cases during the next respiratory season.

She says the province will integrate wastewater surveillance testing into its regular surveillance of respiratory illness including influenza, and also include other pathogens to get a periodic snapshot of what else may be circulating in communities.

Henry says a decline in hospitalizations, immunity from vaccination and the availability of at-home rapid tests point the way forward to normal activities like high school graduations, which young people need to feel connected to others.

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