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Editor, Senior Moderator
Can Commun Dis Rep
. 2022 Jan 26;48(1):17-21.
doi: 10.14745/ccdr.v48i01a03.
The Yukon's experience with COVID-19: Travel restrictions, variants and spread among the unvaccinated
Sara McPhee-Knowles[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Bryn Hoffman[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Lisa Kanary[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
The Yukon's experience with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been an interesting one; the territory successfully implemented travel restrictions to limit importing the virus and rolled out vaccines quickly compared to most Canadian jurisdictions. However, the Yukon's first wave of COVID-19 in June and July 2021 overwhelmed the healthcare system due to widespread transmission in unvaccinated children, youth and adults, despite high vaccination uptake overall and mandatory masking. This experience highlights the importance of continued support for public vaccination programs, widespread vaccine uptake in paediatric populations, and the judicious relaxation of non-pharmaceutical interventions in all Canadian jurisdictions as they reopen while more contagious variants emerge.
Keywords: COVID-19; Yukon Territory; northern Canada; outbreak; pandemic response; travel restrictions; vaccination.
. 2022 Jan 26;48(1):17-21.
doi: 10.14745/ccdr.v48i01a03.
The Yukon's experience with COVID-19: Travel restrictions, variants and spread among the unvaccinated
Sara McPhee-Knowles[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Bryn Hoffman[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Lisa Kanary[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 35273465
- PMCID: PMC8856720
- DOI: 10.14745/ccdr.v48i01a03
Abstract
The Yukon's experience with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been an interesting one; the territory successfully implemented travel restrictions to limit importing the virus and rolled out vaccines quickly compared to most Canadian jurisdictions. However, the Yukon's first wave of COVID-19 in June and July 2021 overwhelmed the healthcare system due to widespread transmission in unvaccinated children, youth and adults, despite high vaccination uptake overall and mandatory masking. This experience highlights the importance of continued support for public vaccination programs, widespread vaccine uptake in paediatric populations, and the judicious relaxation of non-pharmaceutical interventions in all Canadian jurisdictions as they reopen while more contagious variants emerge.
Keywords: COVID-19; Yukon Territory; northern Canada; outbreak; pandemic response; travel restrictions; vaccination.