B.C. s provincial health officer has been reluctant to order mandatory vaccinations for health care workers
Author of the article: Lisa Cordasco
Publishing date: Jul 12, 2021 • 46 minutes ago • 4 minute read • According to the B.C. Centre for Disease Control, 1,760 people have died from COVID-19 in B.C. since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, 1032 of those residing in seniors care homes. Canada s first death from the COVID-19 virus occurred at the Lynn Valley Care Centre seniors facility on March 8, 2020. Photo by DARRYL DYCK /THE CANADIAN PRESS
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COVID-19 vaccinations should be mandatory for everyone who works in health care in the province, says B.C.’s Seniors Advocate.
COVID-19: As pandemic wanes, B.C. eases care home visit restrictions B.C. s seniors advocate, Isobel Mackenzie, says the changes are as important to seniors as they are to their loved ones.
Author of the article: Lisa Cordasco, Cheryl Chan
Publishing date: Jul 08, 2021 • 13 hours ago • 2 minute read • CP-Web. Christine Lorimer, left, and her loved one Ian Lorimer s hands meet at a plexiglass barrier during a visit at Lynn Valley Care Centre, in North Vancouver, on Thursday, July 16, 2020. Two residents per day are now allowed to have pre-scheduled visitors in the designated area with a barrier between them, however they aren t allowed to touch, hug or kiss. Visitors have their temperature checked and are given a screening questionnaire upon arrival. The seniors care home, which is now COVID-19 free, recorded Canada s first death from the virus on March 8. Photo by DARRYL DYCK /The Canadian Press
Resident of North Vancouver care home is Canada s first fatality from COVID-19 vancouversun.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from vancouversun.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
In a reversal of the norm, the territories and Atlantic provinces have seen better health outcomes than the rest of Canada on the novel coronavirus. Can B.C. maintain its traditional health care advantages?