Sewage testing in NWT communities will now detect flu outbreaks, while the territory is also starting to test anonymized blood samples for Covid-19 antibodies.
Coronavirus
The NWT announced its rollout plan for Covid-19 booster shots, immediately opening shots to children aged five to 11 with more availability from October 1.
The NWT shifted course on Covid-19 vaccination. Existing shots are set to be offered as boosters this fall as supply of new Omicron-specific shots is limited.
A cruise ship travelling through the Northwest Passage agreed not to stop at Ulukhaktok after Covid-19 cases were reported on board, the community said.
Covid-19 cases are increasing in Canada as a new Omicron subvariant spreads. But NWT residents still trying to track the virus have very little data to hand.
The NWT's health minister says she "misspoke" in asserting that the pace of the territory's Covid-19 booster rollout was connected to staff shortages.
