'Every pandemic comes to an end': Canada's top doctor hopeful for future
CTV
In a year-end interview with CTV National News, Dr. Theresa Tam discusses the future of Canada’s pandemic response, from the rapid spread of the Omicron variant to the availability of rapid tests and booster shots.
In December, optimism for a “normal” holiday season was once again overshadowed by a sudden resurgence of cases fuelled by the Omicron variant, forcing several provinces to implement stricter public health restrictions and prompting record case counts not yet seen during the pandemic.
But, despite the looming threat of Omicron, Canada’s top doctor says she remains hopeful going into the new year—one she hopes will allow us to live more comfortably with the virus that has long disrupted life as we know it.
“It's true that nobody can really have a crystal ball, but I think it's just a reminder that we're not in the same place as we were last year,” Dr. Theresa Tam told CTV National News during a year-end interview.
“So much has happened [over the last] 12 months to put us, I think, and I'm still a much better spot than we were a year ago.”