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Pandemic has been a wake-up call about the need for public health renewal: Dr. Theresa Tam
BY The Canadian Press, Dec 13, 2021 9:32 PM - REPORT AN ERROR
Chief Public Health Officer Theresa Tam listens to a question during a news conference, in Ottawa, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021. Tam says COVID-19 resurgence is forecast for Canada and could be further accelerated if the Omicron variant replaces Delta. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Dr. Theresa Tam
Chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam's annual report says the pandemic has been a wake-up call about the need for public health renewal.
She's urging the federal government to transform the public health system so it is better equipped to handle both present and future health threats.
Dr. Tam is warning the government it should not scale back public health funding once the emergency has passed, leaving it vulnerable at the start of the next crisis.
Canada's top doctor says community transmission of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 is already happening.
Dr. Theresa Tam says the highly contagious new variant is circulating in Ontario, where it's already estimated to make up 20 per cent of daily new cases.
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