As Canada faces a fourth wave of COVID-19 infections caused by the Delta strain, new modeling shows an “urgent need” to get more young individuals vaccinated, the public health department said on Friday (Sept 3).
According to the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), given the present rate of immunization, new COVID-19 cases might exceed hospital capacity within months, surpassing the peak of Canada’s third wave.
In a presentation, PHAC stated that the modeling revealed a need to increase the total rate of immunizations, particularly for the 18-39 age range, to limit the impact of the Delta resurgence.
“The basic fact is that millions of individuals across Canada are still unvaccinated, putting them at risk of COVID-19 infections and serious illness,” said Theresa Tam, Canada’s chief public health officer.
Alberta’s western province has announced that unvaccinated Albertans will be given C $100 (US $79.96) gift cards as an incentive to get vaccinated. It is the first jurisdiction in Canada to give financial incentives to encourage people to get vaccinated.
Alberta has the lowest vaccination rate in the country and is the state with the most new COVID-19 cases, with 1,339 new cases reported on Thursday.
At a press conference on Friday, Alberta Premier Jason Kenney said, “This is a crisis of the unvaccinated.” “You are endangering yourself and our healthcare system.”
As hospitals struggle to cope with an influx of coronavirus patients, the province is postponing non-essential procedures and restoring an indoor mask mandate to try to contain the virus.
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