At this week's Ottawa Board of Health meeting, Dr. Vera Etches said the goal of the new approach she's suggesting would be the same, namely minimizing hospitalizations and deaths, as well as societal disruption.
The country has struggled to stem the spread of the coronavirus, which some experts say could spread more broadly during cold weather when people spend more time indoors.
Dr. Nili Kaplan-Myrth said shortages of the vaccine are symptomatic of a much bigger problem and are causing her to worry about the eventual rollout of a COVID-19 vaccine.
Canada's National Advisory Committee on Immunization has established its recommendations for vaccinating key populations in anticipation of the initial rollout of a COVID-19 vaccine.
The principal investigator of a study that was submitted to regulators as part of their review says the approval of HIV self-testing could "open incredible doors'' to increasing access to life-extending treatments and preventing the spread of infection in Canada.
The researchers collected the COVID-19 cough recordings through a website between April and May 2020, analyzing more than 70,000 recordings from 5,320 subjects.
A new paper published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal is reiterating calls from the health-care community for Canada to follow dozens of other countries in introducing HIV self-testing kits.
