Ontario’s chief medical officer of health says the province is through the worst of the respiratory virus season with cases of the flu, R-S-V and COVID-19 on the decline.
But Dr. Kieran Moore says a more transmissible variant of COVID-19 may lead to a “smaller” spring wave.
With that, more people are now eligible for P-C-R testing for COVID-19.
Dr. Moore says anyone 18 and older qualifies for testing if it has been at least six months since their last COVID-19 shot or infection.
He says anyone 18 and older who is unvaccinated also qualifies for P-C-R testing.
Previously, the only people under 60 who were eligible were people who were immunocompromised or who had risk conditions and fewer than three vaccine doses.
Moore says he hopes the highest-risk Ontarians will continue to take the layers of protection seriously — including a strong recommendation for indoor masking and staying at home when sick.
He is also urging the 45 per cent of Ontarians over the age of 70 who have not received a COVID-19 bivalent shot to get up to date — especially given the increased infectiousness of the “Kraken” subvariant.
Respiratory Virus Season On The Decline, PCR Tests Now Available To Anyone Over 18 - NorfolkToday.ca
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