BC Centre For Disease Control

• Health authorities warn of rise in strep infections among B.C. children

  While most people recover with antibiotic use, infections can spread and become life-threatening in the form of pneumonia or toxic shock.

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  Dec 22, 2023
  
• B.C. COVID-19 hospitalizations up 58% in two weeks

  There were 422 people in hospital with COVID-19 on Thursday, compared to 267 on Sept. 21, and over the same time period, the number in critical care rose from 17 to 26.

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  Oct 6, 2023
  
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• COVID-19 numbers spike in B.C. but no more cases of new variant detected

  The BCCDC said that 447 people tested positive in tests funded by the province's medical services plan in the week ending Sept. 2.

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  Sep 10, 2023
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• ‘Came back with a vengeance’: B.C. doctor urges flu shot as kids return to school

  Dr. David Goldfarb says evidence from the Southern Hemisphere suggests influenza B, which can hit children harder than adults, will be particularly prevalent this year.

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  Sep 2, 2023
• First Canadian case of new COVID-19 variant confirmed in B.C.

  B.C. health officials said the case was confirmed in the Fraser Health region, and involves a person who had not travelled outside the province.

  Health

  Aug 29, 2023
• Wash your fruits and veggies: B.C. experiences Cyclospora infection outbreak

  Impacted vegetables could include broccoli, lettuce, cabbage, celery, peas, snap peas, cucumbers, carrots, and green onions, which have all been previously linked to Cyclospora.

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  Aug 4, 2023
• Vancouver Coastal Health adopts mainstream overdose text alert system for bad drugs

  Vancouver Coastal Health is joining other health authorities in the province in a move to a unified provincial text alert system warning of toxic drugs.

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  Jun 2, 2023
• Early results show flu vaccine more than 50% effective: BCCDC

  The BCCDC says this year's vaccine appears to cut the risk of medically attended influenza-like illness by more than half, with an estimated vaccine effectiveness of 55 per cent.

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  Dec 23, 2022
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• Changes to B.C.’s self-isolation requirements drawing mixed reviews

  The BCCDC is still recommending people with symptoms stay home as much as possible until those symptoms improve.

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  Nov 20, 2022
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• New toxic drug alert text system for Fraser Health and Interior Health areas

  The new Toxic Drug and Health Alerts System is “rolling out across the province to help prevent toxic drug poisonings and overdose deaths," according to the BCCDC.

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  Oct 20, 2022