The Atlantic Bubble is open and the province is on track to start welcoming vaccinated Canadian travellers on July 1, according to Public Health officials.
There are no new COVID cases reported in the province today and no new recoveries, leaving the number of active cases at 13.
The latest information was provided today by Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Janice Fitzgerald in the province’s weekly live COVID briefing.
76 per cent of eligible Newfoundlanders and Labradorians have received their first dose of vaccine, but the province lags behind when it comes to the more than 20 per cent of Canadians who have received their second dose.
Right now, over 10 per cent of eligible Newfoundlanders and Labradorians have received their second dose of vaccine.
Concerns remain among some residents who are delaying their bookings because they’re not being offered the same vaccine. Dr. Fitzgerald cautioned against delaying vaccination. Both Pfizer and Moderna are mRNA vaccines and are equally effective, says Fitzgerald.
“Please take the vaccine you are offered,” Fitzgerald asks. “The quicker that we can get everyone fully vaccinated, the quicker we can get back to normal.”
Possible Case of Myocarditis Under Investigation
Western Health officials are investigating a recent possible case of myocarditis following a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine. The case involves a woman in her 20s or 30s.
Myocarditis is an inflammation of the heart muscle and can result in chest pain, shortness of breath, and an irregular heartbeat.
Doctors in the US are investigating some “rare” cases of myocarditis that have emerged after the patients received their mRNA vaccine, most of which occurred after a second dose.
The province’s Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Janice Fitzgerald says the incidents reported in Canada so far are not beyond rates normally seen.