A number of COVID-19 indicators show the levels going up: wastewater (especially in Fraser), % positivity, # of patients in hospital, and # of hospital admissions. I don’t feel comfortable saying “cases are low” any more.
I would like to remind people that:
- any BC resident can get a vaccine, but if you aren’t on the “vulnerable” list, you need to phone 1-833-838-2323;
- the BC immunization program ends on 30 June (I think the vax expires then);
- the explosion in cases that Asia is seeing will almost certainly show up here;
- vaccine effectiveness against infection wanes over 4-6 months;
- many many COVID-19 infections really suck at the time of the acute infection;
- many many COVID-19 infections lead to lasting symptoms, some really severe.
Go get your COVID-19 vaccination!
Charts
From the BC Viral Respiratory Outcomes Report:
Comparison of COVID-19 vs. Other Influenza-Like-Illnesses, from the Viral Pathogen Characterization page:
In the most recent data (ending 31 May) as reported on 5 June 2025, among influenza-like illness (i.e upper respiratory diseases) cases the province has test data for:
- 31.6% were COVID-19;
- 24.9% were entero/rhinoviruses;
- 16.4% were influenza A or B;
- 15.7% were parainfluenza;
- 5.1% were metapneumonia viruses;
- 2.6% were “common cold” coronaviruses;
- 2.0% were RSV;
- 1.8% were adenoviruses.
Wastewater
From Jeff’s wastewater spreadsheet:
For context, here’s a graph going back to 2022:
Measles
This article (2025-06-01) says that, in the middle of the biggest measles outbreak in decades, BC is not going to require measles vaccinations to attend school.