P1 Variant
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‘He’s fighting for his life’: Alberta father in ICU amid CNRL Horizon COVID-19 outbreakAn outbreak of COVID-19 at Canadian Natural Resources Horizon mine site in Alberta's oilsands has now grown to 1,427 cases.CanadaMay 13, 2021
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COVID-19: P.1 variant detection in Saskatchewan means new health measures needed, doctor saysA doctor and epidemiologist says Saskatchewan needs to implement stronger public health restrictions after the detection of the more contagious variant.CanadaApr 21, 2021
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Brazil detects 1st case of South Africa COVID-19 variant as deaths skyrocketThe detection of additional variants adds to concerns that a brutal COVID-19 wave battering Brazil may keep breaking grim records for weeks to come.WorldApr 7, 2021
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U.S. expert says Canada is missing the chance to fight the P.1 COVID-19 variantEpidemiologist Eric Feigl-Ding warned in January 2020 that COVID-19 could become a "thermonuclear pandemic." He says the P.1 variant from Brazil could be even worse.HealthApr 6, 2021
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Canada ‘monitoring evidence’ as global support for vaccine passports growsTrudeau said Canada is reckoning with its own considerations about a COVID-19 passport and rules for fully vaccinated people but will rely on real-world evidence.CanadaApr 6, 2021
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P.1 variant is spreading in Canada. What do we know about it and vaccines?The rapid spread of the P.1 variant in some parts of Canada has added new urgency to the race between variants and vaccines.CanadaApr 5, 2021
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Brazil’s largest city begins exhuming old graves to make space for COVID-19 deadThe variant first identified in Brazil -- P1 -- is also the variant in a cluster in Whistler, B.C., that prompted health authorities to shut down the ski resort on Monday.CanadaApr 2, 2021
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‘Minefield’ of variants: How the California strain is different from the othersThe latest iteration of COVID-19 making waves is one first identified in California. The Western state is now teeming with the variant B.1.427/B.1.429.CanadaFeb 24, 2021
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How prevalent are variants? A closer look at what — and where — they are in CanadaExperts warn that the true number of COVID-19 variants in Canada is likely much higher than we know, and that progress seen in some provinces could quickly be reversed.CanadaFeb 17, 2021
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