Dr. Brendan Hanley said the territory has the highest active case rate in the country and has asked the federal government for help in controlling the outbreak.
Just over three-quarters of adults and 62 per cent of youth in the territory have been fully vaccinated."This outbreak is spreading rapidly among unvaccinated Yukoners. Unvaccinated individuals need to be extremely careful," McPhee said. Transmission should drop in the next couple of weeks if people stop socializing and limit gatherings to six, he added. He also said parents who are not essential workers should keep their kids home from daycare for the next two weeks. Eighteen cases have been reported at a Whitehorse daycare.Hanley said this is Yukon's first true wave of COVID-19. The territory had zero to low case counts for most of the pandemic.
He also said making sure every eligible person has both doses of vaccine as quickly as possible is key to stopping the spread of variants.
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