COVID-19: No sign of regular flu in the province, says B.C. CDC
Credit to Author: Nathan Griffiths| Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2021 03:57:21 +0000
COVID-19 restrictions and vaccinations seem to have knocked out influenza in B.C. this winter.
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COVID-19: No sign of regular flu in B.C., says BC CDC
Credit to Author: Nathan Griffiths| Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2021 18:31:38 +0000
COVID-19 restrictions and vaccinations seem to have knocked out influenza in B.C. this winter.
Read moreWaits are long, but hundreds of thousands in B.C. have received flu vaccine
Credit to Author: Jennifer Saltman| Date: Wed, 04 Nov 2020 01:33:46 +0000
Officials want to see two million people vaccinated against influenza this year, to ease pressure on the health system amid the pandemic.
Read moreB.C. flu vaccine: Here's what you need to know
Credit to Author: Stephanie Ip| Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2020 05:07:57 +0000
Here’s what you need to know about who should get the flu shot, where to get it and whether it will cost anything.
Read moreThis Week In History, 1918: ‘Mysterious plague’ Spanish flu hits Vancouver papers
Credit to Author: John Mackie| Date: Thu, 28 May 2020 19:15:17 +0000
The 1918-19 pandemic has a lot in common with the current COVID-19 crisis. You could look it up!
Read moreVirus-afflicted 2020 looks like 1918 despite science’s march
Credit to Author: Associated Press| Date: Tue, 05 May 2020 09:18:50 +0000
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Despite a century’s progress in science, 2020 is looking a lot like 1918. In the years between two lethal pandemics, one the misnamed Spanish flu, the other COVID-19, the world learned about viruses, cured various diseases, made effective vaccines, developed instant communications and created elaborate public-health networks. Yet here we are again, face-masked […]
Read moreB.C. health officials still have a lot to learn about new China coronavirus
Credit to Author: Jennifer Saltman| Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2020 01:38:50 +0000
Information messages and screening questions will come to Vancouver airport this week, while hospitals and clinics are on alert.
Read moreVisitors to Vancouver hospitals asked to get flu shot
Credit to Author: Tiffany Crawford| Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2019 17:59:41 +0000
Those who are not vaccinated against the flu are asked to wear a surgical mask.
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