Michelle M. Porter, PhD, Director Centre on Aging, University of Manitoba Professor, Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management
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ALT Decorative figures in top left and bottom right corners. Centre on Aging University of Manitoba logo in top right corner. Navy text on blue background. Save the date reminder for the 42nd Spring Research Symposium on May 7, 2025 on the Fort Garry Campus, University of Manitoba.
ALT Centre on Aging logo and wordmark. Beneath text reads Biweekly updates with decorative lines beneath.
ALT Centre on Aging University of Manitoba logo on right. Text beneath in a navy blue font on a blue background. Student awards event and presentations November 22, 2024 | 1:30– 3:30 PM Registration via Zoom required. On right side is QR code to register on Zoom: https://tinyurl.com/yvxkypwt
ALT This image shows a series of gauges with the Oct 26-Nov 8, 2024 COVID Forecast scores for Canada, the provinces, and territories. Read from left to right: Canada: 22.2 - SEVERE Alberta: 14.4 - VERY HIGH British Columbia: 24.2 - SEVERE Manitoba: 30.5 - SEVERE New Brunswick: 25.2 - SEVERE Newfoundland and Labrador: 11.8 - VERY HIGH North: 23.0 - SEVERE Nova Scotia: 20.3 - SEVERE Ontario: 20.4 - SEVERE Prince Edward Island: 22.6 - SEVERE Quebec: 27.6 - SEVERE Saskatchewan: 28.7 - SEVERE All COVID Forecast input data and sources are available here: (https://covid19resources.ca/covid-hazard-index/) Forecast scores are grouped into 4 ranges: MODERATE (1 to <5, white), HIGH (6 to <10, yellow), VERY HIGH (10 to <15, orange), SEVERE (>15 red)." To access the past scores table, please visit https://covid19resources.ca/covid-hazard-index
ALT This image describes the Canadian COVID Forecast for Oct 26-Nov 8, 2024 by COVID-19 Resources Canada. Canada’s COVID Forecast outlook is SEVERE (no change) with a COVID INDEX SCORE of 22.5 About 1 of every 34 people is infected. Estimated infections this week: 911,500-1,288,000 How much higher are key indicators compared to the lowest point in the COVID pandemic in Canada? Waste water, infections: SEVERE; 20.7X higher Long COVID estimate: SEVERE; 20.6X higher Hospitalizations, ICU: SEVERE; 24.6X higher Deaths: SEVERE; 23.5X higher HOW TO HELP: EVERYONE: UPDATE vaccines every 6 months WEAR N95-type masks AVOID indoor social gatherings AVOID crowded non-essential places If you ARE HIGH RISK: ALSO AVOID outdoor social gatherings Who is HIGH RISK? People 60 and older, babies < 1 year, pregnant ALL AGES: immunocompromised OR medically at-risk OR no vaccine or infection in the last 6 months Sources, data and methods for the COVID Index are available at www.Covid19Resources.ca
ALT New! The National Seniors Council has released a new tool to support age-friendly government and organizational policies and programs.
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