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COVID-19: Vancouver Island, BC (Central & North)

Collected by: Vancouver Island University

Archived since: Mar, 2020

Description:

In March 2020 the Canadian Web Archiving Coalition (CWAC) stated: "The deadly flu outbreak of 1918-19 is often called the ‘forgotten pandemic.’ Our responsibility now is to ensure the lessons of COVID-19 are not forgotten. Our collective efforts to capture and preserve the essential online elements of this unprecedented event are critical." (CARL-ABRC). The COVID-19: Vancouver Island, BC (Central & North) Web Archive reflects community experiences and responses to the pandemic in the region served by Vancouver Island University, documenting and supporting diverse aspects of scholarly inquiry, creativity, and community life. The Web Archive is intended to provide a body of information that will support scholarship, creativity, and study. Information rights related to web archiving include considerations of copyright and fair dealing, and of individual and community privacy. The following are among principles and resources that guide web archiving decisions: Ethics of care, for example in VIU Library’s Pledge to our user communities; OCAP® principles, and awareness of relationality and accountability to Indigenous communities, and potential impacts related to web archiving; Good practice and expert advice, emerging and accessed through communities of practice, e.g. the Canadian Web Archiving Coalition (CWAC); and VIU Library, Evolution of Physical Collections: 2017-2021 VIU Library, Special Collections Guidelines (Under review 2020). Web archives are informed by available capture technologies and also by affordances of the content source; not all websites can be successfully crawled or rendered, and quality of archived versions varies. This project is supported by VIU's Special Funding for COVID-19 research projects and carried out in coordination with the University of Victoria’s COVID-19 Collection and the Canadian Web Archiving Coalition. Contact us at research.help@viu.ca with questions or for more information about content included in the Web Archive. [Working description 2021 April 6]

Subject:   Spontaneous Events Society & Culture Science & Health Vancouver Island COVID-19 (Disease)

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Title: An open letter from Protect Our Province BC to BC Health Minister Adrian Dix and BC Chief Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry | December 21, 2021 | Protect Our Province BC

URL: https://protectbc.ca/an-open-letter-from-protect-our-province-bc-to-bc-health-minister-adrian-dix-and-bc-chief-provincial-health-officer-dr-bonnie-henry/

Description: Omicron moves faster than any virus we’ve ever seen. If the BC government continues to take a “wait and see” approach, it will inevitably result in a “too little, too late” public health strategy. So how can BC residents help to reduce the strain on the healthcare system?

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Subject:   Protect Our Province BC Dix, Adrian Henry, Bonnie Delta Variant Variants of Concern,  Omicron Variant ,  Vaccinations Province of British Columbia

Title: Open Letter calling on Premier Eby, Minister Dix and Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry to broaden Paxlovid availability | Protect Our Province BC

URL: https://protectbc.ca/broaden-paxlovid-availability/

Description: Open letter from Protect Our Province BC to Premier David Eby, Minister of Health Adrian Dix and Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry, calling for broader access to Paxlovid for British Columbians.

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Subject:   Protect Our Province BC Paxlovid Eby, David Henry, Bonnie Dix, Adrian,  Omicron Variant ,  Variants of Concern Long COVID

Title: POP BC briefing #14: COVID-19 doesn't take breaks. Neither can we. | Protect Our Province BC

URL: https://protectbc.ca/covid-doesnt-take-breaks-neither-can-we/

Description: Ignoring the 6th wave won’t stop it. What does the evidence say? Join Dr. Lyne Filiatrault, Dr. Brenda Hardie, and Gosia Gasperowicz, PhD, as they discuss what BC needs to do to lower community transmission as the most infectious strain of COVID ever becomes dominant across the globe.

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Subject:   Protect Our Province BC Filiatrault, Lyne Hardie, Brenda,  Omicron Variant ,  Variants of Concern Gasperowicz, Malgorzata

Title: POP BC briefing #10: Long COVID - BC's hidden tragedy | Protect Our Province BC

URL: https://protectbc.ca/long-covid-bcs-hidden-tragedy/

Description: Join Protect our Province BC for our in-depth briefing on Long COVID. Dr. Anne Bhéreur speaks of her own experience with Long Covid, which started for her back in December 2020, and reviews some of the most recent research on the short and long term impacts of this condition. Dr. Deepti Gurdasani, internal medicine specialist and clinical epidemiologist from the UK, further discusses challenges in Long COVID research, and in particular touch on Long COVID in children. The discussion is facilitated by Dr. Karina Zeidler, Family Physician and co-founder of Protect our Province BC.

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Subject:   Protect Our Province BC Bhéreur, Anne Gurdasani, Deepti Zeidler, Karina Long COVID,  Omicron Variant ,  Variants of Concern

Title: POP BC briefing #7: Omicron in BC - POP response panel to government press conferences | Protect Our Province BC

URL: https://protectbc.ca/omicron-in-bc-pop-response-panel-to-government-press-conferences/

Description: POP BC Briefing #7: Omicron in BC – PoP Response Panel to Government Press Conferences December 31, 2021 Omicron has sent case numbers to their highest levels yet, even with limited testing. There are many issues to be addressed, including: Omicron – How mild is it? Can we live with it? N95 masks for healthcare workers, including at vaccination clinics – why is this important? BC Third Dose roll out – Let’s talk intervals since last vaccine and, who should be prioritized? Is it ethical to allow healthcare workers to work while sick? Testing in BC – update on the ongoing saga of RATs (rapid antigen tests) – is usage for diagnosis an effective strategy? What are other ways to manage Omicron spread and avoid “inevitable” infection? Schools – are the “Enhanced Safety Measures” enough for Omicron? Reaction to announcements and comments made during the December 31 COVID-19 update Protect our Province BC hosted a panel of steering committee members to discuss and provide a response to Government and Public Health’s most recent COVID-19 updates from this week, those held on December 29 and 31. Members of the press and the public were invited to ask questions following the discussion.

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Subject:   Protect Our Province BC,  Omicron Variant ,  Variants of Concern Province of British Columbia Vaccinations Zeidler, Karina Filiatrault, Lyne Tan, Amy Heighton, Jennifer Rapid Antigen Tests

Title: Open letter to all British Columbians: Just say no to "letting COVID rip.” | Protect Our Province BC

URL: https://protectbc.ca/open-letter-to-all-british-columbians-just-say-no-to-letting-covid-rip/

Description: We urge you to say NO to the wave of mass infection, mass disability and death anticipated, and due to the policies of our Minister of Health Adrian Dix and the Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry – something they claim they cannot stop.

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Subject:   Protect Our Province BC Dix, Adrian Henry, Bonnie Long COVID BC Centre for Disease Control Skowronski, Danuta Lauterbach, Karl,  Omicron Variant ,  Variants of Concern Nicholson, Jeremy Filiatrault, Lyne Vaccinations Ventilation

Title: Mar 1, 2023: Paxlovid - why should you care? | Protect Our Province BC

URL: https://protectbc.ca/paxlovid-why-should-you-care/

Description: Join Dr. Susan Kuo and Dr. Lyne Filiatrault of Protect Our Province BC on Wednesday, March 1, 2023, 2 pm, for a conversation about Paxlovid.

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Subject:   Paxlovid Kuo, Susan Filiatrault, Lyne Protect Our Province BC,  Omicron Variant ,  Variants of Concern Long COVID Iwasaki, Akiko Milano, Alyssa BC Centre for Disease Control

Title: POP BC briefing #5: BC can't afford another wave of COVID-19 | Protect Our Province BC

URL: https://protectbc.ca/pop-bc-briefing-5-bc-cant-afford-another-wave/

Description: In this POP BC briefing, we examine scientists’ concerns regarding the Omicron variant, how BC has failed to respond in the past to evolving threats, and what BC can do to avoid another COVID wave, which we can’t afford given our over-stressed healthcare systems.

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Subject:   Protect Our Province BC,  Omicron Variant ,  Variants of Concern Tan, Amy Fisman, David Hardie, Brenda Ventilation Vaccination Rapid Antigen Tests

Title: POP BC briefing #6: Addressing Omicron - no time to wait! | Protect Our Province BC

URL: https://protectbc.ca/pop-bc-briefing-6-addressing-omicron/

Description: Protect our Province BC’s COVID Update shares information about Omicron, why other jurisdictions are so concerned about it, and what needs to happen to keep people in BC safe. If the BC government does not act soon, the risk of collapsing BC’s health system and forcing another lockdown becomes much greater.

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Subject:   Protect Our Province BC,  Omicron Variant ,  Variants of Concern Filiatrault, Lyn Gasperowicz, Malgorzata Vaccinations

Title: Protect Our Province BC, Safe Schools Coalition BC and BC School Covid Tracker issue joint press release | Protect Our Province BC

URL: https://protectbc.ca/protect-our-province-bc-safe-schools-coalition-bc-and-bc-school-covid-tracker-issue-joint-press-release/

Description: Protect Our Province BC, Safe Schools Coalition BC and BC School COVID Tracker are coming together to ask for mask protection in indoor public spaces, businesses, schools and on public transit in BC.

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Subject:   Protect Our Province BC Safe Schools Coalition BC BC School Covid Tracker,  Omicron Variant ,  Variants of Concern Russell, Joy TransLink Vaccinations Ventilation BC Ferries British Columbia's Office of the Human Rights Commissioner

Title: POP BC briefing #8: SOS - put kids' safety first | Protect Our Province BC

URL: https://protectbc.ca/sos-put-kids-safety-first/

Description: POP BC Briefing #8: SOS – Put Kids’ Safety First January 6, 2022 COVID-19, Schools, and Children: Debunking the Myths BC’s politicians and public health leaders seem to have abandoned all ideas of preventing the rapid growth of Omicron, telling both businesses and schools to prepare for “functional closures”, with widespread illness expected to disable the ability to operate due to lack of staff. What does this mean for our children, to let COVID-19 spread through their population, when only 40% of 5 to 11 year-olds have received just one dose of vaccine, and all children under 5 are unvaccinated?

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Subject:   Protect Our Province BC,  Omicron Variant ,  Variants of Concern Furness, Colin Heighton, Jennifer Ferreira, Jaclyn Hardie, Brenda Day Care Centres Safe Schools Coalition BC

Title: To boost or not to boost? | Protect Our Province BC

URL: https://protectbc.ca/to-boost-or-not-to-boost/

Description: There is a lot of confusion about boosters these days. Which one? When? Should I wait for the ‘best’ one? Should I bother? We took a deep dive to try to answer these questions. While we aren’t immunologists, we are skilled at reviewing the literature, and have combined decades of experience in understanding and making recommendations about vaccines of all kinds, for people from infants to seniors.

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Subject:   Protect Our Province BC Vaccinations Variants of Concern Delta Variant,  Omicron Variant ,  Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine BC Centre for Disease Control Long COVID

Title: [Slide deck for] POP BC briefing #6: Addressing Omicron - no time to wait! | Protect Our Province BC

URL: https://protectbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/B6-Addressing-Omicron.pdf

Description: Slide deck from Protect Our Province BC's 6th briefing: Addressing Omicron - No Time to Wait!

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Subject:   Protect Our Province BC Filiatrault, Lyne Gasperowicz, Malgorzata,  Omicron Variant ,  Variants of Concern Vaccinations Ventilation Rapid Antigen Tests

Title: Youth artists | Protect Our Province BC

URL: https://protectbc.ca/youth/

Description: Protect Our Province BC is delighted to share this collection of public service announcements made by young BC artists.

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Subject:   Protect Our Province BC,  Omicron Variant ,  Variants of Concern

Title: Why BC needs to bring back mask protections | The Tyee

URL: https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2023/04/21/BC-Bring-Back-Mask-Protections-COVID/

Description: We can ignore the virus, but the virus won’t ignore us.

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Subject:   Protect Our Province BC Henry, Bonnie Govender, Kasari Province of British Columbia WorkSafeBC Variants of Concern,  Omicron Variant ,  Vaccinations Long COVID

Title: COVID-19 in BC update: Addressing Omicron - no time to wait! | YouTube | Protect Our Province BC

URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BR_bBWV6bR8

Description: Tune in to Protect our Province BC’s Covid Update to find out more about Omicron, why other jurisdictions are so concerned about it, and what needs to happen to keep people in BC safe. If the BC government does not act soon, the risk of collapsing BC’s health system and forcing another lockdown becomes much greater.

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Subject:   Protect Our Province BC,  Omicron Variant ,  Variants of Concern

Title: Long COVID: BC's hidden tragedy | YouTube | Protect Our Province BC

URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0LHJ_wxoLw

Description: Join Protect our Province BC for our in-depth briefing on Long COVID. Dr. Anne Bhéreur speaks of her own experience with Long Covid, which started for her back in December 2020, and reviews some of the most recent research on the short and long term impacts of this condition. Dr. Deepti Gurdasani, internal medicine specialist and clinical epidemiologist from the UK, further discusses challenges in Long COVID research, and in particular touch on Long COVID in children. The discussion is facilitated by Dr. Karina Zeidler, Family Physician and co-founder of Protect our Province BC.

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Subject:   Protect Our Province BC Bhéreur, Anne Long COVID,  Omicron Variant ,  Variants of Concern

Title: COVID doesn't take breaks. Neither can we. | YouTube | Protect Our Province BC

URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgClDc958Eg

Description: Ignoring the 6th wave won’t stop it. What does the evidence say? Join Dr. Lyne Filiatrault, Dr. Brenda Hardie, and Gosia Gasperowicz, PhD, as they discuss what BC needs to do to lower community transmission as the most infectious strain of COVID ever becomes dominant across the globe.

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Subject:   Protect Our Province BC,  Omicron Variant ,  Variants of Concern

Title: Omicron in BC: POP response panel to government press conferences | YouTube | Protect Our Province BC

URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeymprKyXpk

Description: Protect our Province BC hosted a panel of steering committee members to discuss and provide a response to Government and Public Health’s most recent COVID-19 updates from this week, those held on December 29 and 31. Members of the press and the public were invited to ask questions following the discussion.

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Subject:   Protect Our Province BC,  Omicron Variant ,  Variants of Concern Rapid Antigen Tests Province of British Columbia Vaccinations

Title: SOS: Put kids' safety first | YouTube | Protect Our Province BC

URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vehKFtVv3Wk

Description: We all want schools open. How do we make them safe? PoP BC will host a panel, including Dr. Colin Furness, to discuss the school & daycare measures BC needs to protect kids and school staff against Omicron.

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Subject:   Protect Our Province BC,  Omicron Variant ,  Variants of Concern Day Care Centres Safe Schools Coalition BC BC School Covid Tracker

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