Covid In Bc

• B.C. in the midst of 3rd wave of Omicron with the peak coming in August, expert says

  The National Advisory Committee on Immunization is recommending vaccine booster shots this fall in advance of a possible future wave of COVID-19 in Canada.

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  Jul 4, 2022
  
• 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, 2022
  
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• B.C. health officials urge caution at Easter gatherings amid 6th COVID wave

  The country's top doctor, Dr. Theresa Tam, confirmed the news Tuesday, saying the latest rise in cases is fuelled by the BA.2 subvariant of Omicron.

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  Apr 13, 2022
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• COVID-19: B.C. ICU numbers lowest since start of 2022

  B.C. public health data shows 442 new cases of COVID-19 have been recorded since Tuesday but testing capabilities remain limited in the province.

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  Mar 2, 2022
• B.C. now has access to Pfizer’s Paxlovid to fight severe illness from COVID-19

  Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix will speak at 1:30 p.m. and will be live-streamed above, on BC1 and on the Global BC Facebook page.

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  Feb 1, 2022
• B.C. extends vaccine card program until June 30

  Sixty-three more people were admitted to hospitals over the weekend but in some good news, the number of people in intensive care dropped by one to 129.

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  Jan 25, 2022
• COVID-19: No change to B.C.’s restrictions but infections may soon decline, officials say

  As of Monday, 431 people were in hospital with COVID-19 in B.C. — an increase of 82 from Friday. Of those, 95 were in intensive care, which was only a jump of two.

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  Jan 11, 2022