COVID-19 among seniors, more transmissible — and possibly more deadly — variants are dramatically increasing infections among younger people.New national public health modelling, released Friday, acknowledges the progress Canada has made in getting older, more vulnerable populations vaccinated, but yet again emphasizes the threat virus variants, like the B.1.1.7 variant, bring to Canadians who aren’t yet up for vaccination.Dr.
Theresa Tam, Canada’s top doctor, said the potential increased severity of this variant is reflected in the new data. It shows the numbers of cases have declined in Canadians aged 80 and older, but are rising among those aged 20 to 39.