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B.C. to limit screening for COVID-19 variants of concern


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British Columbia will stop screening all positive COVID-19 tests for variants of concern, with medical experts saying the practice becomes less meaningful as variants drive case counts during the third wave of the pandemic, and one of them is poised to become the dominant source of infections in the province.
B.C. is now developing a strategy that will limit screening for variants largely to surveillance testing, which involves a sampling of the population, and will focus on health measures to prevent deaths and serious illness. It is expected to be implemented in coming weeks.
Mel Krajden, medical director of the BC Centre for Disease Control Public Health Laboratory, said it is unrealistic to stop the virus from spreading without “draconian” restrictions, and that efforts should instead be focused on protecting the population from their most serious harms. ....

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Two studies to determine the impact of COVID-19 vaccines in residents of long-term care facilities in BC and Alberta


Two studies to determine the impact of COVID-19 vaccines in residents of long-term care facilities in BC and Alberta
February 10, 2021 05:00 ET
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COVID-19 Immunity Task Force
COVID-19 Immunity Task Force
Montréal, Quebec, CANADA
French
MONTREAL, Feb. 10, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) Residents of long-term care facilities are at increased risk for serious outcomes of COVID-19. As vaccines are now being offered to this priority population, the Government of Canada is investing over $2 million through Canada s COVID-19 Immunity Task Force (CITF) for two studies in British Columbia (BC) and Alberta which will investigate how the immune systems of elderly residents and staff in these facilities respond to COVID-19 infection and vaccination. ....

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