Thousands across Canada report getting COVID-19 a second time during Omicron
Enns, who received two doses of COVID-19 vaccine and a booster shot, already had the virus in early February and thought reinfection was rare.
He said public health data suggests up to 10 per cent ofinfected Canadians who have recently had BA.2 - a sub-variant of Omicron - previously had BA.1 or a previous infection, like the Delta variant. In a January report, Quebec reported 32 reinfections for every 1,000 primary infections, with nearly 9,000 people suspected of getting reinfected since May of 2020.
“It's a bit of a double jeopardy there, and that's why we're seeing so many more reinfections with Omicron.”
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