By Dr. Bonnie Henry As people in British Columbia gather to celebrate the holiday season, I encourage everyone to get their updated influenza and COVID-19…
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Vaccines available for those at higher risk of severe illness
Starting Tuesday, April 8, free additional COVID-19 vaccines will be available to people in B.C., with a focus on those who are at higher risk…
Updated vaccines for flu and COVID-19 available
Updated vaccines that protect against the latest influenza strains and COVID-19 variants circulating are available for people in B.C. to help protect families, communities and…
PHO urges children’s vaccinations be up-to-date
Dr. Bonnie Henry, British Columbia’s provincial health officer (PHO), has issued the following statement to make sure children in B.C. are up to date on…
COVID-19 public-health emergency ends
In response to the provincial health officer’s decision to end the COVID-19 public-health emergency, which ends the COVID-19 vaccine mandate in health-care settings, the B.C….
PHO rescinds orders for COVID-19
British Columbia’s provincial health officer (PHO) Dr. Bonnie Henry today issued an order ending the public-health emergency for COVID-19 and rescinding all related orders. “Since…
B.C. encourages immunizations for holiday season
As people in British Columbia gather to celebrate the holiday season, the province encourages everyone to book an appointment to receive their free influenza and…
BA.2.86 variant detected in B.C.
Letter to the Editor The BC Centre for Disease Control has identified British Columbia’s first case of a person infected with the BA.2.86 variant of…
COVID-19 pandemic declared over
The global COVID-19 pandemic is over – 1,150 days after it began. The World Health Organization today declared an end of the COVID-19 pandemic as…
Seventh anniversary of public-health emergency in B.C.
Letter to the Editor Today, with heavy hearts and deep grief, we mark the seventh anniversary of the province’s public-health emergency in response to the…