Masks should be mandatory in healthcare

Most British Columbians Are Way Overdue for Their COVID Boosters | The Tyee

The province did not advertise its spring shot. Only around 10 per cent of people got it.

Will Back-to-School COVID Crush Families? | The Tyee

BC’s status quo approach is not good enough, says a grassroots organization of doctors and teachers.

'We need to be prepared': Dr. Bonnie Henry on new COVID-19 boosters, hybrid immunity and 'triple threat' of viruses

As fall approaches, B.C.’s top doctor is encouraging people to plan ahead for a so-called triple threat of respiratory illnesses—influenza, RSV and COVID-19.

Should This Be Back-to-School Wear? | The Tyee

Health-care workers are warning a lack of masking could lead to a new COVID wave come fall.

Anonymous letter to Premier Eby from a concerned British Columbian lawyer with Long Covid - Protect Our Province B.C.

Our health officer has previously advocated for kindness. But as someone with a disability (long Covid), I need you to know that resting under this rubric of “personal choice”, many of us who are disabled actually experience this framing of the matter as a personal choice, rather, as your government’s complete and abject disregard of the disabled and elderly, for how else are we to understand why our lives and health don’t matter?

Why BC Needs to Bring Back Mask Protections | The Tyee

We can ignore the virus, but the virus won’t ignore us.

Spring COVID Boosters Will Start in April | The Tyee

The shots will be available to older and immunocompromised adults. Advocates continue to call for expanded measures.

Spring COVID Boosters Are Recommended, But Are They Coming? | The Tyee

A national council is advising the shots for high-risk adults, but BC won’t confirm if, and when, it will provide them.