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B.C. mayor wants vax mandate lifted for health-care workers to keep hospitals open

B.C. mayor wants vax mandate lifted for health-care workers to keep hospitals open

Merritt's hospital has closed four times in one month.
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Wastewater COVID-19 surveillance expands to Vancouver Island, Interior

Wastewater COVID-19 surveillance expands to Vancouver Island, Interior

The program was previously limited to just five Lower Mainland water treatment plants.
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B.C. man gets government confirmation his paralysis was vaccine-related

B.C. man gets government confirmation his paralysis was vaccine-related

Scholefield, 45, contracted a neurological disease that left him suddenly paralyzed from the waist down in 2021, 12 days after taking his second dose of a Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.
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Here's how fast the 'Kraken' COVID-19 subvariant is spreading in parts of Canada

Here's how fast the 'Kraken' COVID-19 subvariant is spreading in parts of Canada

The genetic composition of the subvariant makes it difficult to detect through wastewater surveillance.
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B.C. massage therapist reprimanded for emailing patients his COVID opinions

B.C. massage therapist reprimanded for emailing patients his COVID opinions

Ian Glass criticized mandatory COVID-19 vaccination requirements for health professionals, and included statements about the efficacy and safety of COVID-19 vaccines.
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While respiratory illnesses level off in B.C., hospitalizations remain high

While respiratory illnesses level off in B.C., hospitalizations remain high

Dr. Bonnie Henry says this respiratory illness season has been "very unusual."
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'It doesn't make sense': B.C. man feels left out to dry by government after slow pace of vaccine injury assessment

'It doesn't make sense': B.C. man feels left out to dry by government after slow pace of vaccine injury assessment

Recovery for Julian Scholefield is slow, but still progressing. He is still in a wheelchair and still paralyzed
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This B.C. sponge could hold a secret to treating COVID-19

This B.C. sponge could hold a secret to treating COVID-19

Three natural compounds collected off the B.C. and Newfoundland coasts have been found to have COVID-19-blocking powers in a discovery that could protect against future pandemics.
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Kids' vaccination rates stalled in New West, Burnaby

Kids' vaccination rates stalled in New West, Burnaby

The province has been pushing vaccination in response to a surge in respiratory illness among B.C.'s kids — but, so far, only a minority have taken up the call.
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COVID, flu, RSV still hitting B.C. children hard

COVID, flu, RSV still hitting B.C. children hard

Since the pandemic began, an average of one child a day has been hospitalized with COVID, and one a week admitted to critical care.
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