Organization: Public Health Agency of Canada
Year: 2024
Month: August
Request Number: A-2022-000238
Request Summary: On the Public Health Agency of Canada’s website, titled COVID-19 epidemiology update, last modified on 2022-10-07, it reads: Between August 1, 2022 and August 28, 2022, unvaccinated cases were 5 times more likely to be hospitalized and 7 times more likely to die from their illness, compared to cases with a completed primary vaccine series. During the same 4-week period, unvaccinated cases were 7 times more likely to be hospitalized and 8 times more likely to die from their illness, compared to cases with a completed primary vaccine series and 1 or more additional doses. [https://health-infobase.canada.ca/covid-19/#a9]. Records that contain the data source for the computation of the above-mentioned statistics. Also provide supporting information that demonstrates how the source data was used to arrive at the statement appearing above.
Disposition: Disclosed in part
Number of pages: 526