B.C.âs âworld-classâ biotech sector plays key role in developing COVID-19 treatments and vaccines B.C. s biotech is punching above its weight, with key vaccine developments and helping develop treatments to ease the suffering of those infected
Author of the article: Gordon Hoekstra
Publishing date: May 08, 2021  â¢Â 3 hours ago  â¢Â 12 minute read  â¢Â The COVID-19 mRNA vaccine from Pfizer-BioNTech used technology developed in B.C. by Acuitas Therapetuics. The green half-sphere is a cutaway view of the lipid nanoparticle, 1/1000th the width of a human hair. which protects the mRNA, represented by yellow helices. The white clouds are a chemical added to improve efficiency. Photo by Acuitas Therapeutics /PNG
Is it enough for the province to return to some semblance of normalcy?
Not likely. Not yet anyways.
The B.C. government has not said when restrictions might be lifted. Recent modelling released by the Canadian government shows that lifting restrictions by the summer would need 75 per cent of adults to get at least a first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine and 20 per cent of Canadians their second shot.
In B.C., only two per cent of British Columbians have a second dose.
The vaccine uptake has been good in British Columbia in the higher age groups, with 83 per cent of those aged 70 years and older choosing to be vaccinated but how that will roll out in those younger is not known, say scientists in B.C.
B.C.âs âworld-classâ biotech sector plays key role in developing COVID-19 treatments and vaccines B.C. s biotech is punching above its weight, with key vaccine developments and helping develop treatments to ease the suffering of those infected
Author of the article: Gordon Hoekstra
Publishing date: May 07, 2021  â¢Â May 12, 2021  â¢Â 12 minute read  â¢Â The COVID-19 mRNA vaccine from Pfizer-BioNTech used technology developed in B.C. by Acuitas Therapetuics. The green half-sphere is a cutaway view of the lipid nanoparticle, 1/1000th the width of a human hair. which protects the mRNA, represented by yellow helices. The white clouds are a chemical added to improve efficiency. Photo by Acuitas Therapeutics /PNG
Former Vancouver tour operator sentenced to one-year jail term for ticket scam in New Orleans Joseph Gatt, 75, who has dual citizenship in Canada and Malta, was sentenced April 20 after pleading guilty to wire fraud for operating a long-term fraudulent ticket scam targeting New Orleans residents, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Author of the article: Gordon Hoekstra
Publishing date: May 02, 2021 • 2 hours ago • 2 minute read • Joseph Gatt, 75, who has dual citizenship in Canada and Malta, was sentenced April 20 after pleading guilty to wire fraud for operating a long-term fraudulent ticket scam targeting New Orleans residents, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Photo by Jon Murray /Province
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