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The rate of COVID-19 spread remains in danger territory in B.C. and variant cases continue to increase, according to modelling and statistical information released Thursday. The provincial update shows that while the rate of spread of the virus has come down since February, it remains at a reproductive rate of about one. That reproductive rate, called R, means that one person infects, on average, one other person, a range where cases can still...

Vaccinate as fast as possible to deal with increase in COVID-19 variants: expert Replay Video Skip Ad As B.C. experiences an increase in the number of identified cases of COVID-19 variants, the only strategy is to continue physical distancing and vaccinate the population as rapidly as possible, say experts. “I’ve always thought of this as a race between the variants and the vaccine,” says University of B.C. epidemiologist Daniel Coombs. With a third vaccine, AstraZeneca, coming to Ca...

VANCOUVER — British Columbia health officials say their plan to delay the second dose of COVID-19 vaccine to four months is based on scientific evidence and real-world experience, as Ontario and Alberta consider following the province's lead. Dr.

VANCOUVER - British Columbia health officials say their plan to delay the second dose of COVID-19 va...

British Columbia health officials say their plan to delay the second dose of COVID-19 vaccine to four months is based on scientific evidence and real-world experience, as Ontario and Alberta consider following the province's lead.

Article content OTTAWA – Coronavirus modelling from the Public Health Agency of Canada has a strong track record of predicting where the virus is going, a troublingly trend given the agency now predicts a potentially steep rise in cases. By Sunday, Canada is predicted to have seen between 841,650 and 878,850 cases of coronavirus and recorded between 21,510 and 22,420 deaths, according to the latest modelling. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Ca...

Baltic Devon Mink fur farm in Latvia. (Wiki.commons) Fur farming is an industry that involves farming animals for the use of their fur in luxury products, and its practice should be banned in B.C. Mink can spread and contract COVID-19 to and from other mink and people, which increases the health risk for our populations already struggling to cope with the pandemic. From an animal welfare perspective, conditions in the mink farms are concerning since the animals are often subjected to suffering ...

Latest cuts are to Moderna vaccine deliveries. But, like Pfizer, it still promises it will supply what it has promised to deliver by March 31

The race is on to get as many people in B.C. and the Sea to Sky Corridor vaccinated against COVID-19 as soon as possible. As the government unveils the next steps in the biggest vaccination . . .

How a 45% decrease in testing and lack of data over the holidays have obscured COVID-19 transmission rates Over the last two weeks in British Columbia, a number of factors have made it difficult for people tracking the COVID-19 pandemic to make firm determinations about whether transmission of the virus is declining or not.  Social Sharing