Newfoundland and Labrador is reporting no new COVID deaths in the previous two weeks.
There were 16 new admissions to hospital during that period with two in critical care. The population is currently 22.1 per cent up to date on vaccinations.
Newfoundland and Labrador is reporting seven new COVID deaths in the previous two weeks.
There were 19 new hospitalizations Feb. 26-March 11 with four new admissions to critical care. The portion of the population considered fully vaccinated is now 22.3 per cent.
Newfoundland and Labrador is reporting four new COVID deaths during the two-week period from Feb. 12 to Feb. 25.
There were 14 new hospitalizations during that timeframe with three new admissions to critical care. The portion of the population considered fully vaccinated is now at 22.5 per cent.
Newfoundland and Labrador is reporting six new COVID deaths from Jan. 29 to Feb. 11.
There were 21 new hospitalizations during that period with one new admission to critical care. Only 23.2 per cent of the population is up-to-date on COVID vaccinations. “Up-to-date” is defined the the percentage of the total population who have either received a booster or completed a primary series (2 doses) within the last 6 months.
The province is expanding its bivalent vaccine offerings.
Beginning Monday, Feb. 6, Pfizer Comirnaty BA 4/5 COVID-19 vaccine will be available for children aged 5 to 11, based on NACI and Health Canada recommendations. This is the first bivalent vaccine authorized for use in this population.
Also, beginning Feb. 6, Moderna BA 4/5 will be available for people 18 years of age and older. This new offering adds to the current booster campaign currently available for individuals 18 years of age and older. There are now three different formulations of bivalent vaccine for this age group (Pfizer BA 4/5, Moderna Omicron/BA1 and Moderna BA 4/5).
Bivalent COVID-19 vaccine remains the preferred choice for booster doses for people 5 years of age and older. Children who have not yet received their fall booster (since Sept. 21, 2022), and whose last vaccine was at least 20 weeks ago can now avail of this bivalent vaccine through regional health authorities. Individuals that received a booster after Sept. 21, 2022, do not need an additional booster at this time, even if it has been 20 weeks or more since their fall booster. Primary series vaccination continues to be recommended for individuals aged 6 months to under 5 years
Appointments can be booked through regional health authority clinics by visiting the COVID-19 website. Additionally, appointments can also be made through participating pharmacists and physicians for individuals 12 years of age and older. You may need to check periodically for availability at any of these vaccine sites, as appointments are continually being added as vaccine supply is received.
Vaccinations remain an important tool to reduce the risk of spread of COVID-19 as well as reducing the risk of severe disease.
Newfoundland and Labrador is reporting seven new COVID deaths in the last two weeks.
There were 14 new hospitalizations from Jan. 15-28 with two new admissions to critical care. Only 23.7 per cent of the population is considered up to date on their COVID vaccinaitons.
Newfoundland and Labrador is reporting two new COVID deaths for the first two weeks of 2023 from Jan. 1 to Jan. 14.
There were 25 new hospitalizations during that period with three new admissions to critical care. Only 24.2 per cent of the province’s population is up to date on COVID vaccinations. “Up to date” is defined as anyone who has received a booster shot or received their first two doses within the last six months.
There has been one confirmed case of the new omicron subvariant here in Newfoundland and Labrador. NTV’s Beth Penney reports.
Newfoundland and Labrador is reporting four COVID deaths over the past two weeks. There were 35 new hospitalizations during that time period with five of them in critical care.
The province also updated the way it reports COVID vaccination rates, with 24.1 per cent of the population “up-to-date.” Up to date is defined as the percentage of the total population that has received either a booster shot or completed a primary series (two doses) within the last six months.
Newfoundland and Labrador is reporting six new COVID deaths in the past week.
There are currently 19 people in hospital with two of them in critical care. Last week, there were six COVID deaths with 11 in hospital and four in critical care.
