July 4, 2021 - Toronto Star

Vaccines effective despite COVID outbreak of 16 cases at Burlington LTC home, epidemiologist says

By Jacob Lorinc

A COVID-19 outbreak at a Burlington long-term care home is far less concerning now than it would have been a few months ago, before most residents were fully vaccinated, experts say.

While still being investigated by Halton Public Health, the variant would likely have been spread by people without full vaccinations, whether they be staff, residents or outside visitors, said Nathan Stall, a geriatrician and epidemiologist at the University of Toronto.