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COVID-19 on the rise: What you need to know

Early signals suggest a fall COVID-19 wave could be starting in Canada. We check in on the state of the disease.
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Someone entering the COVID-19 vaccine clinic in Metro Hall.
How big Canada’s fall surge becomes will largely hinge on the country’s level of population immunity, experts say, as well as the timing of fall booster shots that aren’t yet approved in either Canada or the U.S. (Michael Wilson/CBC)
20:25COVID-19 on the rise: What you need to know

Over the last month, the percentage of COVID tests coming back positive started going up again, and wastewater COVID signals are also rising, suggesting a fall COVID-19 wave could be starting in Canada. 

Today on Front Burner, Dr. Allison McGeer, infectious disease specialist at Toronto's Mount Sinai Hospital and professor at the University of Toronto's Dalla Lana School of Public Health, discusses the state of COVID-19 in Canada and what you need to know. 

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