The provinces Chief of Health Medical Officer, Dr. Janice Fitzgerald says easing some of the isolation restrictions due to the evolving evolution of the virus.
She says there have been dramatically different sub-lineages for the Omicron that first emerged in late 2021.
That means that some of the restrictions surrounding self-isolation for those with COVID-19 symptoms and who have to test have changed.
Effective Monday, if you develop systems and you test negative but your systems persist, you can test again in 48 hours. That is a reduction from the original 72 hours previously required.
In the meantime, anyone with symptoms, regardless of a positive or negative test result, must isolate at home until the results have resolved for 24 hours. People should also wear masks in public until 10 days after the systems first started, even if the symptoms have resolved.
Th Moderna bivalent vaccine, which protects against the Omicron variants is now being administered throughout the province, but the new Pfizer bivalent will be available starting, Friday, October 28, for anyone 12 years or older.
Both vaccines are equally effective says Fitzgerald and people are being asked to accept which ever vaccine is offered.