A vaccinated person who develops a breakthrough COVID infection by far has less risk of severe disease, hospitalization and death compared to the unvaccinated. This is not anything we did not already know; vaccines prevent severe outcomes of infection.

Dr. Barry Dworkin

Medical Mythbusting Commentary for November 2, 2021

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Active COVID-19 cases in Ottawa hold steady

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