FOG BLOG NB COVID 19 UPDATE LOG: ONLY 2 CASES , 1 DEATH AND 2 MORE WEEKS IN ORANGE PHASE:
AFTER NUMBERS INCREASED LATELY , IT IS WITH PLEASURE TO ANNOUNCE ONLY 2 NEW CASES OF COVID 19 TODAY, BUT ONE MORE DEATH...
Younger people more vulnerable to variants
Exponential spread
1 week lag for test results
2 new cases, 1 more death
Orange for at least 2 more weeks
Indoor dining potentially problematic
The COVID-19 variants can infect people who have recovered from the coronavirus that has caused most New Brunswick infections, and younger people are more vulnerable to the newer strains, says infectious disease specialist and pandemic task force member Dr. Gordon Dow. Some vaccines are less effective against the variant and more New Brunswickers may need to be vaccinated to achieve herd immunity than previously thought, he said. But there's no data to show the highly transmissible variants are more "virulent," or more likely to cause disease, said Dow. There's also "no firm evidence" that they're more lethal, he said. "So that means as long as people are following [Public Health guidelines] we can keep the variants under control and make sure that New Brunswick continues to be the safest place to work and live in North America," Dow said during Thursday's COVID-19 briefing......."As a matter of fact, I would expect … that we have a bright spring ahead of us. I would go so far as to say and an even brighter summer."
Dow provided a presentation on the variants and fielded questions submitted in advance by members of the public.
The province announced the opportunity on Twitter about two hours before the event began.
"Do you have any questions on COVID variants? Submit them here and we will try our best to have Dr. Gordon Dow, infectious disease specialist, to answer them during the presentation," the tweet said.
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