Inuit have not had consistent experiences in the COVID-19 pandemic. In a guest column for CBC Opinion, Inuk researcher Richard Budgell writes it will continue to be "vitally important that Inuit make the right decisions, for our survival as a people."
How quickly will the COVID-19 vaccines start curbing the pandemic in Canada?
Vaxx Populi: If we vaccinate older people first, we should start to see reduced deaths and hospitalizations within a month, says one expert
January 7, 2021 Josephee Adams, 70, a resident of the Iqaluit Elders’ Centre, is Nunavut’s first vaccine recipient. (Arctic Nursing Program). (CP/HO-Government of Nunavut)
More than 20,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines were administered
on Jan. 5, including a dose given to Josephee Adams, a 70-year-old resident of the Iqaluit Elders’ Centre, who was the first person in Nunavut to receive a COVID-19 vaccine.
Territorial and provincial vaccination programs are ramping up: the 13,046 doses injected into the arms of Ontarians on Jan. 6 represents 18.3 per cent of all doses given out since the province’s program began on Dec. 14, according to data collected by the COVID-19 Canada Open Data Working Group.
How Quickly Will COVID-19 Vaccines Start Curbing The Pandemic In Canada?
If we vaccinate older people first, we should start to see reduced deaths and hospitalizations within a month, says one expert. Patricia Treble, Maclean s Updated
January 7, 2021
Josephee Adams, 70, a resident of the Iqaluit Elders’ Centre, is Nunavut’s first vaccine recipient. (Arctic Nursing Program). (CP/HO-Government of Nunavut)
More than 20,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines were administered on Jan. 5, including a dose given to Josephee Adams, a 70-year-old resident of the Iqaluit Elders’ Centre, who was the first person in Nunavut to receive a COVID-19 vaccine.
Territorial and provincial vaccination programs are ramping up: the 13,046 doses injected into the arms of Ontarians on Jan. 6 represents 18.3 per cent of all doses given out since the province’s program began on Dec. 14, according to data collected by the COVID-19 Canada Open Data Working Group.
It says the case is associated with travel outside the territory and unrelated to previous ones.
The person is self-isolating and recovering at home.
No public exposure notifications have been issued in relation to this case. -
6:35 p.m.
It brings the province s total number of COVID-19 cases to 55,254.
Health Minister Adrian Dix and provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry urged people in a joint statement to look after their mental well-being during this time.
The province also reported that 33,665 people have received a COVID-19 vaccine so far. -
Alberta is reporting 1,123 new cases of COVID-19 and 25 more deaths.
There have been 107,501 cases since the pandemic began and 1,193 people have died of the infection caused by the novel coronavirus.
The latest on COVID-19 developments in Canada on Jan. 6, 2021
Walkers maintain their distance on the paths in Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Toronto on Tuesday January 5, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn January 06, 2021 - 4:05 PM
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern):
7 p.m.
Yukon is reporting one new COVID-19 case, bringing the territory s total to 66.
It says the case is associated with travel outside the territory and unrelated to previous ones.
The person is self-isolating and recovering at home.
No public exposure notifications have been issued in relation to this case. -
6:35 p.m.
It brings the province s total number of COVID-19 cases to 55,254.