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Yukon sets out its path from pandemic to endemic for COVID-19 infections
The Canadian Press
Published Friday, August 20, 2021 4:01PM EDT
WHITEHORSE -- The Yukon government has set out its framework for moving from the pandemic to an endemic approach, treating COVID-19 much like the flu.
Premier Sandy Silver says the territory is scheduled to lift its state of emergency on Aug. 25, after which a six-pillar approach will help guide Yukon to safely adapt to a disease.
The pillars include increasing vaccination, continued testing and tracing to curb outbreaks, and supports for vulnerable people.
More than 80 per cent of the territory's residents are fully vaccinated, but it has 50 active cases and most of its 671 infections came in an outbreak that started in June...
Yukon sets out its path from pandemic to endemic for COVID-19 infections
The Canadian Press
Published Friday, August 20, 2021 4:01PM EDT
WHITEHORSE -- The Yukon government has set out its framework for moving from the pandemic to an endemic approach, treating COVID-19 much like the flu.
Premier Sandy Silver says the territory is scheduled to lift its state of emergency on Aug. 25, after which a six-pillar approach will help guide Yukon to safely adapt to a disease.
The pillars include increasing vaccination, continued testing and tracing to curb outbreaks, and supports for vulnerable people.
More than 80 per cent of the territory's residents are fully vaccinated, but it has 50 active cases and most of its 671 infections came in an outbreak that started in June...