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COVID-19 update for March 15: London Drugs defends vaccine mandate | Masks a personal choice, but a new normal | 359 hospitalizations, 14 deaths over the weekend

March 15, 2022 admin BC government, British Columbia, coronavirus, covid-19, fraser health, HEALTH, island health, local health, local news, news, northern health authority, van live, vancouver coastal health, World Health Organization

Credit to Author: Stephanie Ip| Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2022 13:41:17 +0000

Here’s your daily update with everything you need to know on the coronavirus situation in B.C.

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COVID-19: B.C. hospital workers say double standard at work as doctors not forced to get vaccinated

March 14, 2022 admin b.c. doctors, British Columbia, coronavirus, covid-19, dr. bonnie henry, HEALTH, local health, local news, Vaccination

Credit to Author: Susan Lazaruk| Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2022 01:33:06 +0000

The vaccine order for nurses and other health-care workers in hospitals remains in place, and some say that raises an issue of inequality

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London Drugs defends COVID vaccine mandate in pharmacist wrongful dismissal suit

March 14, 2022 admin b.c. supreme court, coronavirus, courts, covid-19, HEALTH, local health, local news, news, vaccinations

Credit to Author: Keith Fraser| Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2022 23:44:59 +0000

London Drugs has filed court documents defending itself against a lawsuit by a former pharmacist that she was wrongfully dismissed for refusing to get a COVID-19 vaccination. Lina Reid, who worked as a staff pharmacist for 16 years, says in her lawsuit that she was told in August that her employer was introducing a policy […]

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COVID-19: Death toll inches toward 3,000 in B.C. after 14 more reported over the weekend

March 14, 2022 admin BC government, British Columbia, coronavirus, covid-19, fraser health, HEALTH, island health, local health, local news, news, northern health authority, van live, vancouver coastal health, World Health Organization

Credit to Author: Carey Bermingham| Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2022 22:59:34 +0000

B.C. health officials give the latest figures on newly confirmed cases, deaths, recoveries, vaccinations and more.

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COVID-19 update for March 14: 14 deaths reported in past three days | 1 in 4 kids kids with COVID develop lingering problems: Study | Care home visitors still need masks, vaccines

Credit to Author: Joseph Ruttle| Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2022 22:56:09 +0000

Here’s your daily update with everything you need to know on the coronavirus situation in B.C.

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COVID-19 update for March 14: 1 in 4 kids kids with COVID develop lingering problems: Study | Visitors to B.C. care homes still need to be masked, vaccinated, tested | Omicron infectious on surfaces longer than original virus

Credit to Author: Joseph Ruttle| Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2022 19:36:41 +0000

Here’s your daily update with everything you need to know on the coronavirus situation in B.C.

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COVID-19 update for March 14: Visitors to B.C. care homes still need to be masked, vaccinated, tested | Barack Obama tests positive | Pfizer CEO says 4th booster 'needed now'

Credit to Author: Joseph Ruttle| Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2022 13:00:35 +0000

Here’s your daily update with everything you need to know on the coronavirus situation in B.C.

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COVID-19: Vaccine, mask, testing rules expected to remain at B.C. care homes for some time

March 13, 2022 admin British Columbia, care homes, coronavirus, covid-19, HEALTH, local health, local news, news, Seniors

Credit to Author: Gordon Hoekstra| Date: Sun, 13 Mar 2022 17:00:16 +0000

“This is the most vulnerable setting for respiratory disease. And, so, I think we’ve got to be careful not to let our guard down.” — Terry Lake, CEO of the B.C. Care Providers Association

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