It’s been hard recently to distinguish “line going up” on the charts from random noise, but this week it looks pretty clear that COVID-19 levels are going up. Cases are up slightly, wastewater is definitely going up in Fraser.
It was too good to last, I guess. đ
Vaccine Clinics
If you want a COVID-19 vaccine now, you can get one as long as it has been more than three months since your last COVID-19 vaccination, even if you aren’t in one of the “recommended” groups (old people and clinically vulnerable, basically).
However, you won’t get an invitation if you aren’t in one of the “recommended” groups; you need to call the phone number 833-838-2323 Monday to Friday, 7 am to 7 pm (9 am to 5 pm on stat holidays).
As COVID-19 levels are still relatively low right now, you might want to wait a bit for the levels to get higher before getting a shot, but don’t wait too long: you only have until 30 June 2025 to get one. (I suspect the vax expires then.) After that, vaccines will probably be available until the fall campaign (which usually starts in mid-October).
Charts
From the BC Viral Respiratory Outcomes Report:
Comparison vs. Other Influenza-Like-Illnesses, from the Viral Pathogen Characterization page:
In the most recent data (ending 26 April) as reported on 1 May 2025, among influenza-like illness (i.e upper respiratory diseases) cases the province has test data for:
- 32.35% were influenza A or B;
- 7.39% were RSV;
- 16.26% were COVID-19;
- 20.36% were entero/rhinoviruses;
- 4.762% were âcommon coldâ coronaviruses;
- 6.57% were metapneumonia viruses;
- 8.54% were parainfluenza;
- 3.78% were adenoviruses.
Wastewater
From Jeffâs wastewater spreadsheet:
