Mitigation Measures This article does some calculations to say that not wearing a mask is like driving drunk five times. Yes, yes, it depends on all kinds of factors (how drunk? how far do you drive? what is the case rate in your city?), but the point is that not wearing a mask is the… Continue reading 2021-11-02 BC
Category: Mitigation measures
2021-11-01 BC
Mitigation Measures This article says that 3,325 health-care workers across the province haven’t been vaxxed and have been put on leave without pay, leading to reductions in services at hospitals in the Interior and Fraser health authorities, plus some surgery postponements. I’m sure Minister Dix will give us incredibly detailed statistics on everything at tomorrow’s… Continue reading 2021-11-01 BC
2021-10-29 BC
Mitigation Measures The province announced that the indoors mask mandate was being extended indefinitely. This article reports that BCers can now get the federal vax passport. Statistics +584 cases, +9 deaths. I’m unsure of the vaccinations, but something like +6,797 first doses, +3,787 second doses, +8,731 other doses. Currently 436 in hospital / 156 in… Continue reading 2021-10-29 BC
2021-10-28 BC
Today’s dashboard vaccine numbers still don’t make any sense, so still no vax charts. Isolation This article says that there has been a spike in cases among Nanaimo’s homeless, who are having difficulty isolating. Mitigation Measures/Assholes This article reports on a court case which is wending its way through the system. There’s a group challenging… Continue reading 2021-10-28 BC
2021-10-23/24/25 BC
Transmission This article reports that out of about 68 people at a live music show in Kamloops, all (allegedly) fully vaccinated, at least 18 people have tested positive for COVID-19. (And only 24 have been tested so far.) It sounds like the bar owner was very conscientious, and even so they had wicked spread. Assholes… Continue reading 2021-10-23/24/25 BC
2021-10-21 BC
Assholes This article reports that a court granted an injunction to close a restaurant in Hope that was defying vax card rules. This article says that the city of Vancouver pulled a different restaurant’s business license. Mitigation Measures This article seems to say that we will need two different vax passports, a BC one and… Continue reading 2021-10-21 BC
2021-10-20 BC
Labour This article says that LifeLabs is going to strike. This tweet says that Minister Dix says that LifeLab is probably going to be declared an essential service, so won’t be significantly disrupted. Coverage This article says that BC had been denying COVID-19 coverage to people who had just moved to the province, but has… Continue reading 2021-10-20 BC
2021-10-19 BC
Long Term Care Homes This article says that the province has seized all the assets of Little Mountain Place Care Home (site of the worst LTCH outbreak) and its two sister LTCHs. Influenza Season Opener One way to reduce the pandemic burden is to not increase hospitals’ burden with influenza (and to not burden COVID-19… Continue reading 2021-10-19 BC
2021-10-15 BC
Transparency This article says that a news organization has been trying to get information about hospital outbreaks, but has been stonewalled in various ways. Mitigation Measures This article says that there is a new Order telling health care providers in private practice they will have to get vaccinated, but it doesn’t give a due date.… Continue reading 2021-10-15 BC
2021-10-14 BC
Mitigation Measures Dr. H announced new restrictions for Northern Health, which is kind of in the shitter: Indoor personal gatherings are limited to your household plus 5 visitors or one other household, and all must be fully vaxxed. Outdoor personal gatherings are limited to 50 fully vaxxed people. A COVID-19 safety plan is required for:… Continue reading 2021-10-14 BC