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Before taking on the role of public health lead at Trinity Western University (TWU) in June 2020, Taryne Lepp spent twelve years working with the Fraser Health Authority, including five years as a communicable disease specialist. A graduate of TWU s School of Nursing, Lepp has also been on staff at TWU as a nursing researcher, clinical supervisor and course instructor for nurses in training. In February 2010, Lepp was part of a team supporting athletes and athlete-families at the Vancouver Winter Olympics. She holds a Master s degree in public health from Johns Hopkins University.
Posted: May 11, 2021 2:50 PM MT | Last Updated: May 11
As of Monday, 690 COVID-19 patients were in Alberta hospitals, including 158 who were in intensive care. That s the highest number of COVID ICU admissions since the start of the pandemic.(Alberta Health Services)
The problem is not in our schools, it s in our community, he said. And bringing our kids back to a congregate setting in school after a week off in the community is a risk that I won’t take.
Both Quebec and Ontario reported strong rises in COVID-19 hospitalizations on Monday, prompting concerns about the capacity of those province s health-care systems amid a surge of more contagious variants of COVID-19.
The problem is most acute in Ontario, which reported a 133-person increase in hospitalizations on Monday. It has 1,646 COVID-19 patients in hospital, including 619 in intensive care.
In response to the pressure, the Ontario Hospital Association said nearly all Greater Toronto Area hospitals would close their pediatric units to help accommodate a surge in COVID-19 cases. Children at those hospitals will be sent to Toronto s Hospital for Sick Children for care, according to association president Anthony Dale.
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After four-and-a-half months at home in lockdown, guitarist Brandon Scott began working at a COVID testing site in Vancouver.
His job was site navigator, which basically meant he would screen people coming in. He made sure they had their health cards and asked about symptoms. He got the job he calls it a “gig” through a friend who works at Fraser Health Authority. Partly it was for the money, of course. He was receiving CERB benefits but as the summer came to an end he wasn’t sure how long it would last. But it
VANCOUVER All Surrey elementary and secondary students have access to COVID-19 gargle tests, says Fraser Health. It’s a joint initiative involving Fraser Health, BC Children’s Hospital and the Surrey School District to ensure students who exhibit symptoms at school, have quick access to COVID-19 testing, the three organizations said in a news release. BC Children’s medical microbiologist Dr. David Goldfarb says providing schools with collection sample kits that kids can take home can help make testing children for COVID-19 more feasible for families. “The Fraser Health Authority is home to 42 per cent of children in the province and children can have diverse needs, so being able to collect the sample in a familiar place can greatly reduce stress for them” says Goldfarb in the release.