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COVID-19 cases rising among young Canadians as deadlier variants begin to dominate
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.