Box 500 Station A Toronto, ON Canada, M5W 1E6. With the onset of COVID's second wave in Nova Scotia, the picture of who is getting sick in this province has changed. All age groups had cases during the first wave, but the focus turned to outbreaks among seniors as COVID-19 spread from the community to staff and residents in the province's nursing homes. Premier Stephen McNeil listens as Dr. Robert Strang, Nova Scotia's chief medical officer of health, speaks at a COVID-19 news briefing Friday, Nov. 20, 2020. Premier Stephen McNeil listens to Dr. Robert Strang, Nova Scotia's chief medical officer of health, during their COVID-19 briefing Friday, Nov. 13, 2020, in Halifax. All to minimize the chance of any further cases within that facility.”. Regional Offices. The outbreak at the Northwood long-term care facility in Halifax alone accounted for 345 cases between staff and residents. Seven-year-old Hughie Dauphinee got to meet his hero when Dr. Robert Strang, Nova Scotia's chief medical officer of health, paid him a visit at his Halifax home to chat about their shared experiences. Nova Scotia imposes tough restrictions on Halifax after 37 new COVID cases reported. "If you look at the vast majority of our positive cases in the last several weeks, they've been young adults," Strang said. Premier Stephen McNeil and Dr. Robert Strang, Nova Scotia's chief medical officer of health, speak at a COVID-19 briefing. He said that included people who work with patients in intensive care units and emergency rooms, hospital COVID units and long-term care regional care units. Dr. Robert Strang, Nova Scotia's chief medical officer of health, said he was pleased with a drop in the number of cases. (Communications Nova Scotia) Newspapers Limited, One Yonge Street, 4th floor, Toronto, ON, M5E 1E6. In 1999, he relocated to the other side of the country, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, where he became the Medical Officer of Health of Capital District Health Authority , the largest health authority of the province, later merged into the new Nova Scotia Health Authority. From 1997 to 1999, Strang was an Associate Medical Officer of Health in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Dr. Jennifer Cram Premier Stephen McNeil and Dr. Robert Strang, Nova Scotia’s chief medical officer of health, are set to provide Friday an update on COVID-19. Nova Scotia Health Authority works through four areas each of which is served by a Medical Officer of Health. Overall, 61 per cent of the cases were women and 39 per cent were men. Annapolis Valley, South Shore and South West Nova Scotia. Nova Scotia will receive 1,950 doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for an initial test run next week. The second wave is not over and it is still possible that older age groups or nursing homes could get hit hard again, which is why the province has set up isolation units in six long-term care homes and hospitals. Strang said it would likely be the spring before other health-care and essential workers can get vaccinated and the summer before vaccine is available for the broader community. Strang announced the plant will be shut for two weeks as a result. ... Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3J 2R8 . Career. Dr. Robert Strang, chief medical officer of health, said Nova Scotia would receive 1,950 doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for an initial test run beginning next Tuesday. Premier Stephen McNeil and Dr. Robert Strang, Nova Scotia's chief medical officer of health, provided a public briefing at 3 p.m., talking about the latest cases of … Republication or distribution of this content is "While these results show our approach is working, they also tell us we need to continue to follow the public health measures that are in place," Strang said. Dr. Robert Strang is the Chief Medical Officer of Health for the province of Nova Scotia. Long-term care residents would be next in line for vaccinations, followed by other long-term care staff and then those in the wider community who are 80 years of age and older, then 75 and up followed by 70 and up. Premier Stephen McNeil listens to Dr. Robert Strang, Nova Scotia's chief medical officer of health, at a COVID-19 news briefing. Future of Lahey report rests in the hands of Nova Scotia's next premier, Abandoned tent sites shine light on homelessness in Halifax, Elective surgeries postponed in N.S. . "It is focused in that 18 to 35 demographic," Dr. Robert Strang, the province's chief medical officer of health, said Tuesday in a briefing. (Communications Nova Scotia) Nova Scotia has one ultralow-temperature freezer to store the vaccine at the tertiary care teaching complex at the Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre. That’s enough to immunize 75,000 people with two doses taken one month apart. Star Newspapers Limited and/or its licensors. A further 21 per cent fit into the 60 to 79 age bracket, and 17 per cent were over 80 years old. Email: shaina.luck@cbc.ca, Audience Relations, CBC P.O. Premier Stephen McNeil listens as Dr. Robert Strang, Nova Scotia's chief medical officer of health, speaks at a COVID-19 news briefing Friday, Nov. 20, 2020.