Note: the province’s dashboard‘s numbers don’t agree with the press release‘s numbers. Furthermore, the dashboard’s vaccination numbers don’t make any sense (+40 first doses, +0 second doses, +0 other doses???). So today, there will be no vaccination stats or charts. Crime This article says that random stranger attacks are up in Vancouver, and speculates that… Continue reading 2021-10-27 BC
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2021-10-26 BC
Vaccines / Boosters I got to the briefing late, but other sources say that BC will offer booster to the general population starting in January. There’s no need to register again — you’ll get contacted (just like you were for your first and second doses) between six and eight months after your second dose. They… Continue reading 2021-10-26 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
2021-10-22 BC
Statistics +649 cases, +13 deaths, +3,596 first doses, +7,481 second doses, +5,521 other doses. Currently 365 in hospital / 142 in ICU, 5,106 active cases, 193,325 recovered. first doses second doses of adults 89.9% 84.6% of over-12s 89.4% 83.9% of all BCers 81.4% 76.3% Charts
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
2021-10-18 BC
Statistics Fri/Sat: +753 casesSat/Sun: +650 casesSun/Mon: +443 cases Currently 360 in hospital / 151 in ICU, 4,917 active cases, 190,918 recovered. first doses second doses of adults 89.6% 84.1% of over-12s 89.2% 83.4% of all BCers 82.2%* 75.8%* *There is now a column on the dashboard “other shots”, which I at first thought meant “boosters”,… Continue reading 2021-10-18 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