Today, the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Health, and the Honourable Joyce Murray, Minister of Digital Government, announced that the COVID Alert app has been updated to send notifications based on a more precise timeline. With this update, users who have tested positive for COVID-19 and have entered a one-time key from their respective public health authority will now have the option to enter the date of their symptom onset or their testing date. This will provide a better estimation of the period when they may have been most infectious to others.
Today, the Honourable, Mona Fortier, Minister of Middle Class Prosperity and Associate Minister of Finance, on behalf of the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Health, highlighted federal funding of $1.4 million over 10 months for a safer supply project for people at risk of overdose during the COVID-19 outbreak in Ottawa.
The Honourable Mona Fortier, Member of Parliament for Ottawa-Vanier and Minister of Middle Class Prosperity and Associate Minister of Finance, on behalf of the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Health, will highlight Government of Canada funding to support a safer supply project in Ottawa.
Health Canada has received its first submission for authorization of a COVID-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca in partnership with the University of Oxford.
The Government of Canada is taking action to ensure communities across Canada have the tools and support they need to keep people at risk of overdose safe during the outbreak. This includes nearly $9.5 million in funding for four safer supply projects for people with opioid use disorder in Ontario. These projects will provide pharmaceutical-grade medication as an alternative to the toxic illegal supply.
