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COVID-19 hospitalizations in B.C. keep drifting lower

COVID-19 hospitalizations in B.C. keep drifting lower

Five more COVID-19 deaths raise B.C.'s pandemic death toll to 2,781.
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'As normal as possible': Dr. Bonnie Henry comments on lifting B.C. school restrictions

'As normal as possible': Dr. Bonnie Henry comments on lifting B.C. school restrictions

High school graduation ceremonies on the radar as health, education officials work to return to 'more normal' by the end of the 2021/22 school year
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Burnaby COVID-19 infections plummet as B.C. eases restrictions

Burnaby COVID-19 infections plummet as B.C. eases restrictions

“British Columbians have been comfortable to be an outlier on a number of fronts and we’ve done so because we want to ensure that the sacrifices that people have made over the past two years are not in vain"
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Pandemic stress felt by nurses impacting patient care, study shows

Pandemic stress felt by nurses impacting patient care, study shows

Some 10,000 working B.C. nurses were asked to assess their anxiety, depression, PTSD and burnout.
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COVID-19 outbreak declaration lifted at Burnaby's George Derby Centre, three deaths recorded

COVID-19 outbreak declaration lifted at Burnaby's George Derby Centre, three deaths recorded

The outbreak was initially declared on Jan. 4, 2022
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'We don't want this': Health-care worker angered by anti-vaccine material left on vehicles

'We don't want this': Health-care worker angered by anti-vaccine material left on vehicles

A health-care assistant at Royal Jubilee Hospital says he felt angry when he spotted a man leaving anti-vaccine material on staff vehicles in the hospital parking lot.
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COVID-19 hospitalizations keep falling in B.C.

COVID-19 hospitalizations keep falling in B.C.

Province records 11 more COVID-19 deaths in past day.
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Could you be fired for attending an anti-vaccine mandate protest in B.C.?

Could you be fired for attending an anti-vaccine mandate protest in B.C.?

Yes but the devil is in the details
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Rate of COVID-19 vaccinations of Burnaby children starting to stall

Rate of COVID-19 vaccinations of Burnaby children starting to stall

Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry is urging families to get their children vaccinated, citing the unknowns around 'long COVID' in kids
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Opinion: How new COVID-19 variants emerge: Natural selection and the evolution of SARS-CoV-2

Opinion: How new COVID-19 variants emerge: Natural selection and the evolution of SARS-CoV-2

COVID-19 variants are the products of the evolution of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. They arise via mutations, but other forces also have roles to play in the generation and transmission of variants.
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