Ontario reports 183 new COVID-19 cases; 7-day average falls below 200
Ontario reported 183 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday and nine additional deaths Friday, as the seven-day rolling average of new cases fell below 200 for the first time since early Sept. 2020.
The seven-day rolling average of new cases fell to 192, from 206 on Thursday.
Pfizer developing booster shot to combat COVID-19 Delta variant
Pfizer and BioNTech said Thursday they are developing a COVID-19 booster shot to target the highly transmissible Delta variant.
In an email to Global News, the companies confirmed that they have seen “encouraging data in the ongoing booster trial” of the vaccine that suggests a third shot of the two-dose Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine has the capacity to offer the “highest levels” of protection against known COVID-19 variants, including Delta.
Virus antibodies are no match for Delta variant, study shows
