Immunity
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B.C. reports fewest patients in hospital with COVID-19 in over a yearAs of Jan. 26, there were 228 positive COVID-19 cases in hospital, the fewest since the province moved to its 'census' model of hospital reporting on Jan. 14, 2022,HealthJan 26, 2023
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B.C. doctor pushing for flu vaccine clinics at schools across the provinceVancouver family physician Dr. Anna Wolak says school-based clinics would ensure the vaccine is connected directly with people who need it.HealthDec 6, 2022
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Is it cold, COVID or the flu? Experts say it is ‘very difficult’ to differentiateTwo experts say it's very difficult to differentiate between the cold, flu, or a COVID-19 infection, so Canadians need to be very careful as the flu season approaches.HealthOct 22, 2022
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Canada could see resurgence of potentially deadly childhood respiratory virus this summer: reportRespiratory syncytial virus is common, is quite contagious and infects most kids before their second birthday — that is, it did before the COVID-19 pandemic happened.HealthJul 26, 2021
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Will Canada’s COVID-19 babies face ‘immunity debt’? Here’s what experts sayAs the world reopens, doctors say parents, particularly of babies born during the pandemic, are going to face a new challenge — immunity debt.CanadaJul 13, 2021
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B.C First Nation expected to achieve ‘community immunity’ through COVID-19 vaccination effortsHope is on the horizon for the Tsleil-Waututh First Nation as hundreds of members are vaccinated against COVID-19 in an effort to achieve "community immunity."HealthMar 26, 2021
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Researchers monitoring wastewater for COVID-19 at Edmonton long-term care facilitiesThe majority of deaths in the province since the start of the pandemic have been long-term care residents.HealthFeb 10, 2021
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Research shows COVID-19 immunity different than flu immunity, antibodies drop ‘rapidly’ after recoveryThe research is looking to find out whether the immune cells in the blood of someone who has recovered from COVID-19 will react similarly or differently to the COVID-19 vaccine.HealthDec 22, 2020
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Trump’s new claims on coronavirus immunity are ‘extremely dangerous,’ experts sayTrump is now telling his supporters who have contracted COVID-19 that they are immune, but experts say there's not enough science to support his claims.WorldOct 13, 2020
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Reality check: Would Alberta benefit by letting COVID-19 spread among young people to build up herd immunity?Two infectious disease specialists, both based in Alberta, tell Global News unequivocally that allowing COVID-19 to spread among young people with the aim of building up herd immunity is simply a bad idea.HealthApr 10, 2020
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