“People went out, they had holiday gatherings where they possibly could pick up the virus,” Kelvin said.“This is going to come back to the community if we don’t have systems in place to prevent that.”
They both experienced remote learning in the past and prefer to be in the classroom because they get to spend time with their friends and teachers.There are no provincial plans in place for remote learning, so they’ll both rely on their teachers and friends to provide them with their assignments.She’s a virologist and vaccinologist at VIDO-Intervac, where she’s helping develop a COVID-19 vaccine.
But she said the virus, and especially the Omicron variant, will still spread because children only recently became eligible for their shots, meaning not enough will be full vaccinated, and because some people aren’t yet vaccinated.This is going to lead to increased spread of the virus, as well as more cases, more severe cases and hospitalizations,” Kelvin said.While Omicron may be milder than Delta, it is still COVID-19 and can cause those infected to need extensive medical care or prove fatal.