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As Omicron spreads, governments scramble

As Omicron spreads, governments scramble

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Length: 0:24:17
Uploaded: 16 Dec, 2021

Recording Date: 15 Dec, 2021
Recording Location: Toronto
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Language: English
Topical for: 2 Months
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Program Title: As Omicron spreads, governments scramble
Description: With the holidays approaching and the Omicron variant spreading rapidly in Canada, people are reconsidering their response.

In a busy week of Omicron warnings, Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam said cases are expected to "rapidly escalate"; in her fiscal and economic update, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland committed a $4.5 billion "variant response" contingency; and Canada advised against all non-essential international travel. Provinces are expanding testing and booster access.

Today on Front Burner, a discussion with Globe and Mail health columnist André Picard about our pandemic cycle of delay and panic, and the lessons and tools that still might make us better prepared for Omicron.

Host(s): Jaime Poisson
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