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Covid-19 Vaccination
Eight deaths most significant change in B.C.’s daily COVID picture
There has been very little change in the seriousness of COVID cases in B.C. in…
Central Okanagan school staff get break from COVID vaccine requirement
The Central Okanagan school board has backed off, at least for now, on a requirement…
Free COVID rapid test kits now available to those 40+ in B.C.
COVID rapid antigen test kits can now be picked up at B.C. pharmacies by anyone…
Hospitalizations from COVID in B.C. continue steady decline
Hospitalizations due to COVID-19 continue to steadily decline in B.C. The number of people in hospital…
Number of B.C. patients in hospital with COVID slowly declines
The number of people hospitalized in B.C. with COVID-19 saw another slight drop in the…
High vaccination rate behind end to COVID testing at UBCO
The University of B.C., which includes UBCO in Kelowna, has dropped its requirement for unvaccinated…
COVID hospitalizations in B.C. continue downward trend
The number of people in B.C. hospitals with COVID-19 dropped slightly over the past 24…
COVID hospitalizations decline over weekend in B.C.
There were almost 1,000 new COVID cases recorded in B.C. over the weekend but the…
B.C. judge orders unvaccinated parent to only spend time with child outdoors
A B.C. Judge has ruled that an unvaccinated parent can only spend time with their…
Hundreds still in B.C. hospitals with COVID as numbers slowly fall
While progress is slow, the number of people sick enough with COVID to be in…
Number of people hospitalized in B.C. with COVID continues slow decline
There are now 517 people in B.C. hospitals with a COVID-19 diagnosis, 73 of whom…
COVID vaccine clinics moving to smaller venues in Interior Health
Interior Health is shifting away from large, mass vaccination clinics to offering COVID vaccines in…
COVID case numbers trending in the right direction in B.C.
The slow but steady decline in COVID cases, hospitalizations and intensive care patients continues in…
B.C. mom wins court fight with dad to get immunocompromised daughter vaccinated
A B.C. woman has been granted a court order allowing her to vaccinate her immunocompromised…
44 COVID deaths in B.C. over long weekend
Forty-four people died from COVID over the long weekend in B.C., bringing the pandemic total…
COVID case counts continue to drop in B.C.
The number of people in hospital with a positive COVID test dropped to 787 today…
Why booster shots are important if you don’t want to get COVID
While there’s much talk about vaccine mandates being lifted and even masks coming off, for…
B.C.’s COVID-19 hospitalization numbers show improvement over weekend
While far from great, the number of people in hospital and in intensive care units…
‘Thanks 4 masking’ Kelowna woman joins pro-science rally, decorates vehicle with call to support one another
A Kelowna woman is encouraging others to support one another by decorating her vehicle with…
136 people in intensive care in B.C. hospitals as COVID refuses to ease
There was very little change in the number of people in B.C. hospitals with COVID…
COVID’s grip on B.C. hospitals remains tight as case counts rise in Interior Health
COVID hospitalizations and intensive care numbers fell only slightly today, according to a Ministry of…
B.C. not an ‘outlier’ when it comes to vaccine passports: Dr. Henry
B.C. will not follow the lead of some other provinces when it comes to removing…
B.C.’s top doctor imposing more, not fewer, COVID restrictions
While some provinces like Alberta and Saskatchewan have announced they will dramatically ease COVID-19 restrictions,…
985 people in hospital in B.C. with COVID
There are now 985 people with a positive COVID test in B.C. hospitals, 145 of whom…