“If you haven’t been wearing a mask in an indoor and/or crowded setting lately, this is the time to start again,” OPH said in its weekly COVID\u002D19 snapshot Thursday.
143: Confirmed COVID-19 patients in Ottawa hospitals as of Sunday , 63 in hospital because COVID-19 and 80 for other reasons The current public health situation, saying COVID-19 levels in the community are high and influenza is beginning to spread.Article content
“If you haven’t been wearing a mask in an indoor and/or crowded setting lately, this is the time to start again,” OPH said in its weekly COVID-19 snapshot Thursday.Many are anticipating a severe flu season after it virtually disappeared during the first two years of the pandemic, in part, because of public health measures such as masking and physical distancing.OPH recommends everyone aged five and up get a fall booster dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.
Everyone aged 12 and up is now eligible for a bivalent booster, “as they offer better protection against the Omicron variants will significantly reduce your risk of severe illness.”