Canadians have ‘unfinished business’ amid rising COVID-19 hospitalizations. Here’s why
He said wastewater analysis and data from the United Kingdom suggests hospitalizations could start to level off in mid-May.
Earlier this month, Shahab said the bulk of hospitalizations in Saskatchewan were being driven by people who remained unvaccinated or who were vulnerable and hadn’t received a booster shot.That aligns with data from the Public Health Agency that shows as of March 27, people with three doses of vaccine made up about 10 per cent of hospitalizations Canada-wide, while the unvaccinated accounted for 61 per cent. About 20 per cent of patients had had two shots.
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