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On June 1, Yukon had no active cases and a sick-leave plan that paid $378 daily up to 10 days. In Whitehorse, 72 per cent had received the second doses of COVID-19 vaccine. Yet only 10 days later, an outbreak occurred in unvaccinated persons. By July 6, there were 360 new cases – the highest per capita case rate in Canada. By July 13, 480. This shows we can never fully let down our guard.
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Vaccines heralded as a panacea to the pandemic tend to weaken adherence to other safety measures such as physical distancing and wearing masks even for the unvaccinated. This is substantiated by the record number of Americans vacationing over the July 4th weekend. Over 47 million persons travelled by car or airplane – about 40 per cent higher than last year.
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