By Pepper Parr
August 18th, 2023
BURLINGTON, ON
The Regional Health department updates its dashboard related to COVID19 information every Thursday at 4:00 pm.
There was a time when that dashboard was updated daily – the threat is much less today but there is still a threat.
The people who monitor infections and new cases are paying close attention to “Eris,” a variant of interest.
The date shown below is an update on what has been happening in Burlington and the rest of the Region. Nothing alarming. However, we now know that this virus is going to be with us for some time – a mild state of vigilance is require“Eris,” a variant of interest.
Children return to school soon. Information is being sent to parents on what to prepare for – the Gazette will publish that information is as soon is as we can pull it all together.
The World Health Organization has classified the Covid strain EG.5, or “Eris,” a variant of interest, and says it currently believes it poses a similar level of global risk as existing variants.
Reformulated Covid vaccines are set to be available in the U.S. from late September which are expected to provide better protection against the variant.
