Category: Teresa Tam

Canada Sought Help From U.S. on Paxlovid Use, Vaccination Messaging

Communication on COVID-19 between top public health officials in Canada and the U.S. has been limited, based on access to information records, but the few pieces of information released by the Canadian government show its chief public health officer leaning on her counterparts for advice. The Epoch Times filed an Access to Information (ATIP) request…


Canada Sought Help From US on Paxlovid Use, Vaccination Messaging

Communication on COVID-19 between top public health officials in Canada and the U.S. has been limited, based on access to information records, but the few pieces of information released by the Canadian government show its chief public health officer leaning on her counterparts for advice. The Epoch Times filed an Access to Information (ATIP) request…


Tory Leadership Candidate Says He Would Fire Canada’s Chief Medical Officer Over Pandemic Response

Conservative leadership candidate Roman Baber says if he became prime minister, his first order of business would be to fire Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer Theresa Tam over her COVID-19 pandemic response. Baber made the comments in an email addressed to Conservative Party members on May 17, saying that Tam “lost any credibility she had…


COVID-19 to Become Endemic, Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer Says

The COVID-19 pandemic will likely become an endemic virus, Canada’s chief public health officer said at a parliamentary committee meeting on Tuesday, as MPs question the government’s response to the rapid spread of the Omicron variant. “I think many experts believe that so-called herd immunity may not be achievable with this virus because it undergoes constant evolution….