In the past seven days, Canada averaged fewer than 500 new COVID-19 cases per day, under 750 patients in hospital and just 366 people in intensive care. Yawen Han sits with her service dog Erya as she receives a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at a mass vaccination clinic at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto. But experts say simply encouraging unvaccinated Canadians to roll up their sleeves will only go so far, and keeping COVID levels low will require a targeted strategy. Regardless, Chagla says COVID-19 is "now a disease of the unvaccinated" in Canada — one that previous protective measures won't address. Thuy Vo gets her first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine during a door-to-door clinic for the residents of the San Romanoway apartments, in Toronto’s northwest Jane and Finch neighbourhood, on April 21.

Source: CBC News July 10, 2021 08:00 UTC