Half Canadians infected with Omicron: report

OTTAWA, July 6 (Xinhua) -- Half of the Canadian population, or more than 17 million people, were infected with Omicron in only five months starting December 2021, local media reported Wednesday.

The National Post quoted a report by the COVID-19 Immunity Task Force (CITF) showing that prior to Omicron, just 7 percent of Canadians had antibodies from being infected by the virus. The proportion rose by 45 percent from December 2021 to May 2022.