The National Immunization Advisory Committee (NACI) updated its guidance for provinces and regions on Tuesday, and recommended that after the first dose of AstraZeneca vaccination by AstraZeneca or Pfizer.

For Canadians who received the first dose of Moderna or Pfizer, NACI recommends that they can now use either of the two injections as the second dose—because they both use similar mRNA technology—if the same first dose is not available or unknown .

Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Theresa Tam, said that the decision to alternate combinations of mRNA vaccines is “not new.” In the past, the same principles have been applied to different types of vaccines—including influenza and hepatitis A vaccines.

“This is not a new concept, so the multi-dose series vaccines provided by the manufacturer are what the public health department has used for many other vaccines for a long time,” Tam said. “When vaccine plans and supplies change, this is not unusual.”

Due to AstraZeneca’s supply problems and a rare but serious blood clot that may be caused by the injection of the vaccine, some provinces have taken measures to combine different injections. The updated guidelines are called vaccine-induced immunity Thrombotic thrombocytopenia (VITT).

The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) now estimates that the VITT rate of Canadians vaccinated with AstraZeneca is between 1 in 83,000 and 1 in 55,000, and the mortality rate is between 20% and 50%. Change with the emergence of more data.

PHAC said in a statement to CBC News on May 27 that, of the 2 million doses administered in Canada to date, there have been 27 confirmed cases of VITT, and 5 of them have died.

The updated NACI guidelines are based on emerging research in Spain and the United Kingdom, which found that mixing and matching AstraZeneca and Pfizer vaccines are both safe and effective in preventing COVID-19. Read more about the research here.

CBC News first reported on the details of the proposed changes on Tuesday morning based on information from the sources who had direct knowledge of the decision. These sources did not want to be named.This is in our CBC Morning Briefing, Newsletter you can Subscribe here.

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Theresa Tam says that since the third wave of peaks, COVID-19 cases have dropped by 70%

The Chief Public Health Officer of Canada said on Tuesday that the number of new COVID-19 cases reported every day has fallen by 70% since the peak of the third wave in mid-April.

At a COVID-19 briefing with reporters, Dr. Theresa Tam said that Canada now reports an average of 2,700 new cases per day—lower than the rate of nearly 9,000 new infections per day last month.

Tan said that the “substantial decline in the infection rate” is related to the “rapid increase” in vaccination rates in most provinces and strict public health measures. As of May 31, approximately 58% of all eligible Canadians had at least one dose of the vaccine.

The burden of the healthcare system in several provinces has progressed slowly.

Tan said that since the peak in April, the average number of COVID-19 patients receiving treatment in the hospital every day has fallen by 40%. She said that an average of 2,600 people are now hospitalized due to COVID-19.

In terms of the number of intensive care patients, there are currently approximately 1,100 patients receiving treatment in the ICU, a 25% drop from the peak in April. The average daily death toll has also fallen by about a quarter, and 39 deaths are reported every day across the country. At the time of writing, the number of deaths in Canada during the pandemic exceeded 25,560.

Deputy Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Howard Njoo said that hospitalization rates and mortality rates are “late indicators” that usually decline at a slower rate when the number of cases begins to decline. A person may have mild symptoms for a week and then get worse quickly.

Njoo said that “the epidemiology has changed,” and COVID-19 cases driven by variants of concern may also lead to more serious outcomes and require longer hospital stays.

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Canada’s economy expanded again in March and may shrink in April

For the entire first quarter, the Canadian economy grew at an annual rate of 5.6%. This is worse than the 6.8% predicted by economists, and far below the GDP growth rate of 9.3% by the end of 2020.

Statistics Canada reported on Tuesday that 18 of the 20 economic sectors it tracks grew in March, an overall increase of 1.1% compared to February. Preliminary data for April showed that the economy subsequently shrank by 0.8%.

Retail trade, accommodation and food services seem to be the first to bear the brunt, as the new lockdown in response to the third wave of COVID-19 has dealt a heavy blow to these parts of the economy. But even industries such as manufacturing and real estate seem to have contracted this month.

TD Bank economist Sri Thanabalasingam said: “Because of many restrictions that lasted until May, the economy may not be much better in the second month of the second quarter.”

Therefore, the 11 consecutive months of GDP growth in April may come to an end.

As far as March is concerned, the management and utility sectors are two outliers that have not increased. The real estate market is a particularly strong source, with residential construction spending increasing by 7.6% to US$14 billion, while real estate agents and brokers’ income exceeded US$19 billion, a record high.

Although the April report may be alarming, most provinces are now seeing an increase in vaccination rates, and restrictions are gradually being relaxed.

“The good news is that the worst situation seems to have passed,” Tanabasingan said. “The speed of vaccination progress is impressive, the number of daily cases is declining, and provinces are beginning to lift restrictions. These conditions will lay the foundation for a strong rebound in demand.”

Read more about the latest data

The 2020 global pandemic has reduced Nova Scotia’s seafood exports by double digits

Nova Scotia is the largest lobster exporter on this land, accounting for 48% of all Canadian lobster exports.

Nova Scotia’s seafood exports fell by 300 million Canadian dollars in 2020, or 13%, as the pandemic collapsed the demand for lobster and snow crab from restaurants and other food service companies such as cruise ships and casinos around the world. According to trade data released by the Nova Scotia Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture to CBC News, in 2020, Nova Scotia’s live lobster exports were US$822 million, compared with US$947 million the previous year.

The double-digit decline in revenue is not fortunate, but a lobster exporter in Nova Scotia said the industry has proven its resilience in 2020.

“It could be worse,” said Stewart Lamont of Tanger Lobster Company, which ships lobsters around the world. “Our seafood industry in Atlantic Canada has generally shown resilience-especially in Nova Scotia-which is amazing.”

Breakdown data shows that in 2020, the export volume of live lobster in Nova Scotia (the most valuable seafood industry) fell by 13% compared to the previous year, or US$125 million.

Although the United States is the larger market for live lobster, in general, China is the largest market for all lobster products.

As a result, in Lamont’s words, “things looked desperate” when COVID-19 cases broke out in Wuhan in the first quarter of 2020.

“Our sales in the Pacific Rim, especially in mainland China, are very low,” Lamont said, noting that the market will recover later this year.

According to data from the Fisheries Department, in the first three months of 2021, Nova Scotia’s live lobster exports increased by 28% compared to 2020.

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At last……

Toronto announces its first stage performance since the pandemic began

Mirvish Productions said on Tuesday, “a sound installation that keeps a distance from society” blindness It will premiere at the Princess of Wales Theatre on August 4.

This will be Toronto’s first indoor stage performance since the closure of the theater in the May 2020 pandemic. Tickets for the show went on sale, which was originally scheduled to open on June 23 at the end of last year.

“It’s finally Canada’s turn,” Mirvish Productions founder David Mirvish said at a press conference. “We are very pleased to take the first step to revitalize the theater community here and provide much-needed hope for artists and audiences.”

Mirvish refers to the latest developments in theater circles in other countries.

New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo said last month that New York public health restrictions affecting Broadway shows will be lifted on September 14. evil, The lion king And Canadian musicals From afar It is one of the programs planned to return to Dabai Road this fall.

The West End of London allows viewers to return to watch selected shows from May 20, and plans to produce more works in the summer.

However, the reopening of Toronto will not return to normal immediately. Each performance is limited to 50 people, all audiences will be isolated in distant “pods”-sitting alone or in pairs-and everyone, including staff, will be required to wear masks.

In the recent three-step reopening plan, the Ontario government stated that before allowing indoor performances, 70% of the adult population in the province must have received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine. The province reached 50% in mid-May.

Adapted from a novel by Jose Saramago by Simon Stephens, blindness Described as “the rise of an unimaginable global pandemic, and it will end hopefully.”

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