bc covid update

• COVID-19: After brief dip, cases in B.C. hospital climb again

  According to the BC Centre for Disease Control, there were 596 patients with COVID-19 in hospital, an increase of 46 over last week, and 54 patients in ICUs, an increase of 15.

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  May 12
  
• It’s unclear whether everyone will need 4th COVID shot, B.C.’s top doctor says

  "We do not yet know if all of us will need another dose of vaccine come the fall or if protection from the three doses will carry most of us through," Dr. Bonnie Henry said.

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  May 10
  
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• Naturopaths, chiropractors have lowest vaccination rates in B.C., officials say

  Dieticians, physicians and surgeons led the way with vaccination rates of 98 per cent, followed by occupational therapists at 97 per cent.

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  May 10
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• COVID-19 vaccine for kids 6 months to 5 years could be available by end of summer in B.C.

  In the last weekly COVID report, on May 5, the province reported a decrease in COVID-19-related hospital admissions for the first time since April 7.

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  May 10
• COVID-19: Cases in B.C. hospitals climb 85, cases in ICU up 9 over last week

  According to the B.C. Centre for Disease Control, there were 570 cases in hospital and 47 cases in critical or intensive care as of Thursday.

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  Apr 28
• Majority of Canadians back inquiries into national, provincial pandemic responses: poll

  The poll found high support for a public inquiry, even in regions where a majority of people backed provincial leaders' management of the pandemic.

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  Apr 22
• COVID-19: Cases in B.C. hospitals up 33% in one week, ICU cases hold flat

  The B.C. Centre for Disease Control reported 485 cases in the hospital, up from 364. The number of patients in critical or intensive care climbed by just two, to 38.

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  Apr 21
• UBC to keep indoor mask mandate until June 30

  The University of British Columbia announced Wednesday that mask protocols will remain through June, saying masks are a 'simple, but important' measure to protect against COVID-19.

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  Apr 20
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• COVID-19: Cases in B.C. hospitals up 43 per cent since mid-March

  There were 364 cases in hospital up 40 in the past week, including 36 cases in ICU, a drop of two since last Thursday.

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  Apr 14
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• B.C. health authority blasted for tweet on ‘rapid response’ on COVID rapid tests

  The Provincial Health Services Authority later clarified its Tweet about the distribution of rapid tests, after significant online backlash.

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  Apr 12