If you didn’t read last week or the week before, let me warn you that flu season is TWO MONTHS early this year. The Oct 3 levels of flu were similar to what we usually see in late November/early December. COVID-19 is definitely going up. I was hoping that this season would be mild, since… Continue reading 2026-10-09 BC
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2026-10-02 BC
Flu A and COVID-19 levels are both definitely going up. COVID levels have accelerated quite a bit. I guess COVID-19 is not going to peak in early October like it did for the past few years. Pity. Vaccines The province’s fall vaccination campaign has started — sort of? I heard on Oct 1 that they… Continue reading 2026-10-02 BC
2026-09-26 BC
🎉 The province has switched to their fall/winter reporting schedule, which means that they are reporting data every week now. This means I will be publishing a BC post every week. Flu season has definitely started, much earlier than it has in previous years. I suspect it’s because the southern hemisphere is having a very… Continue reading 2026-09-26 BC
2026-09-12 General
I don’t have much news for you this week. COVID-19 levels seem to be increasing around us. COVID-19 COVID-Related Excess Death and Sickness This report from Canada (2026-09-10) reports that people who self-reported having had a COVID-19 infection had a much higher risk of developing a new medical condition compared to people who said they’d… Continue reading 2026-09-12 General
2026-09-05 BC
COVID-19 levels are definitely going up, but are still pretty low compared to previous waves. Charts From the Viral Respiratory Outcomes page (updated 3 September 2026 with data through 29 August): From the Viral Pathogen Characterization page with data up to 1 July, as reported on 6 August: Most pathogens are at a really low… Continue reading 2026-09-05 BC
2026-08-07 BC
COVID-19 levels, by any measure, are very low. Case counts are rising slowly, but from a very low level. Charts From the Viral Respiratory Outcomes page (updated 6 August 2026 with data through 1 July): From the Viral Pathogen Characterization page with data up to 1 July, as reported on 6 August: Most pathogens are… Continue reading 2026-08-07 BC
2026-07-03 BC
Healthcare System This article (2026-07-02) reports that the BC nurses’ union has gone on strike. Try not to need medical care for the next few weeks. Charts From the Viral Respiratory Outcomes page (updated 2 July 2026 with data through 27 June): From the Viral Pathogen Characterization page with data up to 27 June, as… Continue reading 2026-07-03 BC
2026-06-19 General
Reminder: there’s no BC-specific post this week because the province is only providing most data on the first Thursday of the month. The wastewater chart is in the General post when there is no BC post. Bundibugyo Recommended Reading 😬 This interview with the head of the World Health Organization (2026-06-13) is really sobering. He… Continue reading 2026-06-19 General
2026-06-06 BC
Healthcare System This article (2026-05-31) says that 23% of BC residents do not have a primary care provider, and that this is higher than when the NDP took over in 2017. That’s interesting, because the province put out this press release a while ago (2026-04-01) which reported that 223,000 people (~4% of BC residents) were… Continue reading 2026-06-06 BC
2026-05-08 BC
The province says this is the last weekly data update until Fall (except for wastewater). The Viral Respiratory Outcomes page and the Pathogen Characterization pages will be updated on the first Thursday of the month. Vaccines According to this social media post (2026-05-07), there have been some trouble with the vaccine reservation system. You can… Continue reading 2026-05-08 BC