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
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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
2021-10-13 BC
Transmission This article says that 92 people were infected in a Site C outbreak. Assholes This article says that a guy glued a door shut at a vaccine clinic on Vancouver Island. Statistics +605 cases, +4 deaths, +8,474 first doses, +5,443 second doses. Currently 374 in hospital / 153 in ICU, 5,172 active cases, 187,564… Continue reading 2021-10-13 BC
2021-10-12 BC
Conflict This article says that the guy who ran the SARS inquiry says we should have an inquiry to how well BC has handled COVID-19. Press Briefing I only caught a part of the press briefing; this article has a nice summary. Things are bad in Northern Health. They’ve now airlifted 55 people out of… Continue reading 2021-10-12 BC
2021-10-08 BC
Vaccines This press release says that TransLink is mandating vaccines for its employees. They have until 29 Nov to get vaxxed. Statistics Today: +743 cases, +5 deaths, +9,573 first doses, +6,571 second doses. Currently 360 in hospital / 137 in ICU, 5,969 active cases, 184,121 recovered. first doses second doses of adults 89.1% 83.0% of… Continue reading 2021-10-08 BC
2021-10-07 BC
Seroprevalence This article says that the number of cases in young people is probably two or three times higher than the official statistics. Statistics +624 cases, +4 deaths, +5,216 first doses, +7,022 second doses. Currently 373 in hospital / 132 in ICU, 5,929 active cases, 183,406 recovered. first doses second doses of adults 89.0% 82.8%… Continue reading 2021-10-07 BC
2021-10-06 BC
Statistics Today: +752 cases, +9 deaths, +5,521 first doses, +8,336 second doses. Currently 350 in hospital / 136 in ICU, 5,945 active cases, 182,786 recovered. first doses second doses of adults 88.9% 82.7% of over-12s 88.4% 81.9% of all BCers 80.6% 74.5% Charts