Immunity

• B.C. reports fewest patients in hospital with COVID-19 in over a year

  As 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,

  Health

  Jan 26
  
• B.C. doctor pushing for flu vaccine clinics at schools across the province

  Vancouver family physician Dr. Anna Wolak says school-based clinics would ensure the vaccine is connected directly with people who need it.

  Health

  Dec 6, 2022
  
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• Is it cold, COVID or the flu? Experts say it is ‘very difficult’ to differentiate

  Two 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.

  Health

  Oct 22, 2022
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• Canada could see resurgence of potentially deadly childhood respiratory virus this summer: report

  Respiratory 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.

  Health

  Jul 26, 2021
• Will Canada’s COVID-19 babies face ‘immunity debt’? Here’s what experts say

  As the world reopens, doctors say parents, particularly of babies born during the pandemic, are going to face a new challenge — immunity debt.

  Canada

  Jul 13, 2021
• B.C First Nation expected to achieve ‘community immunity’ through COVID-19 vaccination efforts

  Hope 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."

  Health

  Mar 26, 2021
• Researchers monitoring wastewater for COVID-19 at Edmonton long-term care facilities

  The majority of deaths in the province since the start of the pandemic have been long-term care residents.

  Health

  Feb 10, 2021
• Research shows COVID-19 immunity different than flu immunity, antibodies drop ‘rapidly’ after recovery

  The 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.

  Health

  Dec 22, 2020
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• Trump’s new claims on coronavirus immunity are ‘extremely dangerous,’ experts say

  Trump 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.

  World

  Oct 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.

  Health

  Apr 10, 2020