VENTURA, Calif. The COVID-19 vaccines are helping provide a layer of protection for many kids fighting cancer.
Sixteen-year-old Jacob Gibson has come a long way since he was diagnosed with Leukemia three years ago.
“Now I am in maintenance and I have chemo once a month,” said Gibson. “I am done with chemo in November.”
Fighting cancer is a challenge, but doing it during a pandemic brings added stress.
“You know we didn’t know what it was going to hold for cancer kids so that was more stressful,” said Heather Gibson, who is Jacob’s mother.
That worry was very real for Jacob who got COVID a year ago.
OTTAWA An outdoor concert at Lansdowne Park later this month will feature rapid COVID-19 screening and could serve as a dry run for larger concerts later this year. But it s already facing a significant roadblock as the city s top doctor warns Ottawa could soon move into the red zone, which would cut outdoor gathering limits by 75 per cent. Organizers are calling the “Long Road Back” on March 27 the first event of its kind in Canada, and say it could pave the way to safely reopening the live music industry. “As we look ahead to the summer of 2021 and beyond, establishing best practices for live music events now is critical,” said Mark Monahan, the executive director of Ottawa Bluesfest. “In order to produce summer and fall events, rapid COVID-19 antigen screening is needed to demonstrate live concerts can happen safely.”
Organizers of an Ottawa concert are hoping that rapid COVID-19 testing will set the stage for live performances to make a comeback, but one expert warns that it may be a while before musicians can safely play for a stadium of screaming fans.
Plans to host a live outdoor concert at Lansdowne Park for 100 people in two weeks are forging ahead, amid concerns Ottawa may be going into the red zone.
An outdoor concert at Lansdowne Park later this month will feature rapid COVID-19 screening and could serve as a dry run for larger concerts later this year.