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B.C. to unveil plans for adolescent boosters next week

More details to come from officials as NACI recommends boosters for vulnerable kids 12+

Jan 28, 2022 1:38 PM Read more >

COVID-positive hospitalizations increased by 3% in B.C.

B.C. reports 2,033 new cases, 13 deaths

Jan 27, 2022 4:00 PM Read more >

COVID-19 deaths in B.C. remain elevated, with 13 in past day

Related hospitalizations rise by 28 to 977.

Jan 27, 2022 3:34 PM Read more >

Opinion: The death of caremongering: Canadians are tired and most believe getting COVID-19 is inevitable

After Premier Doug Ford announced “positive news,” I think about the widening inequality in our province, who the news is “positive” for and the death of caremongering.

Jan 27, 2022 9:55 AM Read more >

B.C.'s COVID-19 daily death toll highest in more than a year

21 deaths is the highest total announced for a single day since December 25, 2020.

Jan 26, 2022 3:50 PM Read more >

Nine new coronaviruses found by UBC-led research team

A 32-year-old UBC postdoc led a team of researchers that discovered nine new species of coronavirus and 132,000 RNA viruses.

Jan 26, 2022 1:38 PM Read more >

B.C. announces 1,446 new COVID-19 cases

No new outbreaks have been declared at healthcare facilities.

Jan 26, 2022 7:55 AM Read more >

Locals say drugstores are price gouging COVID-19 rapid tests. B.C. health officials weigh in

Is over $125 too much to pay for five testing kits?

Jan 25, 2022 4:48 PM Read more >

B.C. youth sports tournament to restart Feb. 1

B.C. reported 6,931,175 rapid tests to date, said health minister Adrian Dix

Jan 25, 2022 4:41 PM Read more >

COVID-19 patients in B.C. ICUs highest since October

B.C. acute-care wards are at 78.1% occupancy – far below pre-pandemic levels.

Jan 25, 2022 4:22 PM Read more >

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