New Health Minister Says It’s ‘Critical’ to Keep COVID Shots up to Date

Then leader of the Government in the House of Commons Mark Holland rises during Question Period in Ottawa on Feb. 15, 2022. Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press

New federal Health Minister Mark Holland says it is “critical” that Canadians “get their vaccinations up to date,” citing the new EG.5 SARS-CoV-2 variant.

Mr. Holland said the government is monitoring the situation “very closely” due to “EG.5 and the various subvariants of Omicron. We’re evaluating on a daily basis what the case count is and what the trajectory is.”