(Photo: Dr. Robert Strang , courtesy of CPAC)
Nova Scotia’s Top Doc says he is well aware of the number of active COVID-19 cases currently in New Brunswick.
Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Robert Strang spoke specifically about a cluster in the Moncton region, many he says who are not immunized, “We’re watching that very carefully, because of those cases in the Moncton area, there are a number of exposure sites. We are using our own Nova Scotia communications, social media and other methods to make sure that Nova Scotians are aware of those potential exposure sites.”
He says they are always watching the other provinces closely and will take actions as necessary to ensure Nova Scotians are protected, “We’ll take action as appropriate as necessary. There’s a range of actions in the past whether it is advising Nova Scotians not to travel, or even restricting travel, increasing our border measures for people travelling from New Brunswick. Those are a range of possibilities that we have, but we will continue to assess the situation and bring decision points as necessary forward to work with the government to make those final decisions. But we are not there yet. New Brunswick is taking every active step to control the situation. It’s not a surprise, it is another example of where we see the Delta variant take hold, is where you have under immunized populations. Quite frankly, it is often in the younger population in Canada that we have insufficient vaccination rates. It’s exactly the same population that is having an outbreak in central British Columbia.”
Dr. Strang says this drives home the message that anyone eligible who is 12 and above should be fully vaccinated.
New Brunswick reported 19 cases over a two day period this week, most of them in the Moncton region.
