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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: 1 additional case linked to University of Victoria COVID-19 outbreak, total climbs to 182 | CHEK News

URL: https://www.cheknews.ca/1-additional-case-linked-to-university-of-victoria-covid-19-outbreak-total-climbs-to-182-933879/

Description: One more COVID-19 case has been linked to an outbreak associated with the University of Victoria. Island Health told CHEK News in a statement Wednesday that there are now 182 cases linked with the outbreak that began in December.

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Subject:   University of Victoria,  Island Health ,  Stanwick, Richard Vaccinations Omicron Variant Variants of Concern 2021 Canadian University Men’s Rugby Championship Queen's University Rugby

Title: 49 schools on Vancouver Island added to website tracking COVID exposures since Jan. 10 | CHEK News

URL: https://www.cheknews.ca/49-schools-on-vancouver-island-added-to-website-tracking-covid-exposures-since-jan-10-938427/

Description: Nearly 50 schools on Vancouver Island have been added to an independent website tracking coronavirus exposures since children returned to the classroom last Monday.

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Subject:   BC School Covid Tracker,  Island Health ,  Omicron Variant Variants of Concern Rapid Antigen Tests Province of British Columbia Whiteside, Jennifer Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Education

Title: 82 Vancouver Island schools added to COVID exposure tracking website since Jan. 17 | CHEK News

URL: https://www.cheknews.ca/82-vancouver-island-schools-added-to-website-tracking-covid-exposures-942926/

Description: More than 80 different Vancouver Island have been added to an independent website tracking coronavirus exposures at schools in the past seven days.

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Subject:   BC School Covid Tracker,  Island Health ,  Omicron Variant Variants of Concern Rapid Antigen Tests Province of British Columbia

Title: 84 Vancouver Island schools added to COVID exposure tracking website since Jan. 24 | CHEK News

URL: https://www.cheknews.ca/84-vancouver-island-schools-added-to-covid-exposure-tracking-website-since-jan-24-947496/

Description: Nearly 85 different schools on Vancouver Island have been added to an independent website tracking coronavirus exposures in the past seven days.

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Subject:   Island Health ,  BC School Covid Tracker Omicron Variant Variants of Concern Province of British Columbia Rapid Antigen Tests

Title: As Omicron cases explode, Island Health ramps up booster shot program | CHEK News

URL: https://www.cheknews.ca/as-omicron-cases-explode-island-health-ramps-up-booster-shot-program-934182/

Description: With Omicron cases mounting, 24 additional vaccination stations will be ready to start administering booster shots at the Archie Browning Sports Centre on Thursday.

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Subject:   Omicron Variant Variants of Concern Vaccinations,  Island Health ,  Archie Browning Sports Centre Stanwick, Richard Thomsen, Danette

Title: B.C. reports 1,889 new COVID-19 cases since Saturday, 23 deaths since April 1 | CHEK News

URL: https://www.cheknews.ca/b-c-reports-1889-new-covid-19-cases-since-saturday-23-deaths-since-april-1-759606/

Description: Health officials in B.C. have reported 1,889 new cases since their last update on Saturday. There have also been 23 new deaths since April 1, the province said Monday.

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Subject:   Vancouver Coastal Health Fraser Health,  Island Health ,  Interior Health Northern Health Variants of Concern Alpha Variant Beta Variant Gamma Variant

Title: BCTF urges province to temporarily move K-12 learning online, implement more measures to protect schools from COVID | CHEK News

URL: https://www.cheknews.ca/bctf-demands-province-temporarily-move-k-12-school-learning-online-in-january-930874/

Description: Teachers in the province are calling on the B.C. government implement further measures to protect staff and students before schools reopen next week.

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Subject:   British Columbia Teachers' Federation Mooring, Teri Omicron Variant Variants of Concern Province of British Columbia,  Island Health ,  Ventilation Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Education

Title: Camp Qwanoes children's camp closes after large COVID-19 outbreak | CHEK News

URL: https://www.cheknews.ca/camp-qwanoes-childrens-camp-closes-after-large-covid-19-outbreak-873834/

Description: After an outbreak of almost twenty COVID-19 among campers, and more cases among staff, Camp Qwanoes has shut down, according to the camp’s executive director, Scott Bayley.

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Subject:   Camp Qwanoes Bayley, Scott Kent, Steve Delta Variant Variants of Concern,  Island Health

Title: Colwood school has 28 per cent absentee rate weeks after reopening | CHEK News

URL: https://www.cheknews.ca/colwood-school-has-28-per-cent-absentee-rate-weeks-after-reopening-940574/

Description: A school in the Sooke School District has lost nearly one-third of its students, with many of those absences presumably due to illness including COVID-19, a little over a week-and-a-half after schools reopened after the winter break.

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Subject:   École John Stubbs Memorial School Sooke School District,  Island Health ,  Stinson, Scott Vancouver Island COVID-19 Rapid Response Team Whiteside, Jennifer Omicron Variant Variants of Concern Day Care Centres Brame, Meagan Saxe Point Day Care BC Centre for Disease Control Henry, Bonnie

Title: Daycares and preschools call for more government guidance as they deal with COVID-19 cases | CHEK News

URL: https://www.cheknews.ca/daycares-and-preschools-call-for-more-government-guidance-as-they-deal-with-covid-19-cases-936644/

Description: As the highly transmissible Omicron Variant continues to drive a surge in COVID-19 cases, some daycares and preschools have had to temporarily shut down due to positive cases of the virus.

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Subject:   Nightingale Preschool and Junior Kindergarten Brown, Catriona Day Care Centres,  Island Health ,  Saxe Point Day Care Brame, Meagan Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Health Province of British Columbia BC Centre for Disease Control Gawlick, Emily Mahecha, Valentina Early Childhood Educators of BC Rapid Antigen Tests Vaccinations

Title: Four UVic rugby team members diagnosed with highly contagious Omicron variant | CHEK News

URL: https://www.cheknews.ca/four-uvic-rugby-team-members-diagnosed-with-highly-contagious-covid-19-omicron-variant-927123/

Description: Just over two weeks ago, the UVic rugby team took on UBC in a snowy Canadian University Men’s Rugby Championship gold medal game in Kingston Ontario, now an Omicron hotbed. UVic walked away with second place, and four cases of the highly contagious COVID-19 Omicron variant.

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Subject:   University of Victoria Rugby Omicron Variant Variants of Concern 2021 Canadian University Men’s Rugby Championship Boag, Ethan,  Island Health ,  Delta Variant Henry, Bonnie Queen's University

Title: Free spring COVID booster now available in B.C.; mask mandate dropped | CHEK News

URL: https://www.cheknews.ca/free-spring-covid-booster-now-available-in-b-c-mask-mandate-dropped-in-health-care-facilities-1198528/

Description: Spring COVID booster shots are now available in B.C. for anyone six months and older, and the mask mandate in health-care facilities is being dropped.

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Subject:   Vaccinations Province of British Columbia Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Health Omicron Variant Variants of Concern,  "Kraken" Variant ,  Island Health ,  Rapid Antigen Tests

Title: Greater Victoria teachers calling for more COVID-19 measures after spring break | CHEK News

URL: https://www.cheknews.ca/greater-victoria-teachers-calling-for-more-covid-19-measures-after-spring-break-756839/

Description: Come Monday students across the province head back to class. But a massive spike in COVID cases on the Island paired with new variants has teachers and students calling for more precautions, like those used in one school districts on the mainland.

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Subject:   Greater Victoria Teachers' Association Variants of Concern Waldron, Winona Greater Victoria School District Surrey Schools Fraser Health,  Island Health ,  Howe, Carolyn Turnbull, Jenn South Park Family School

Title: High number of healthcare COVID outbreaks in Island Health due to declaration threshold | CHEK News

URL: https://www.cheknews.ca/high-number-of-healthcare-covid-outbreaks-in-island-health-due-to-declaration-threshold-952225/

Description: Island Health currently has almost half of all the health care facility outbreaks in the province, and the health authority says that is likely due to the threshold it uses to declare an outbreak.

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Subject:   Island Health ,  BC Centre for Disease Control Benusic, Mike Omicron Variant Variants of Concern Vancouver Coastal Health Fraser Health

Title: Hundreds of Island surgeries cancelled after spike in COVID admissions | CHEK News

URL: https://www.cheknews.ca/hundreds-of-island-surgeries-cancelled-after-spike-in-covid-admissions-940815/

Description: Island Health has cancelled hundreds of non-urgent surgeries as a result of the increase in hospitalizations due to COVID-19.

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Subject:   Island Health ,  Bjarnason, Elin Delta Variant Variants of Concern Royal Jubilee Hospital Dix, Adrian

Title: Island's top doctor feeling anxious as health authority sees COVID-19 jump | CHEK News

URL: https://www.cheknews.ca/island-health-anxiety-covid-19-january-2021-738625/

Description: Dr. Richard Stanwick, chief medical health officer for Island Health, says he is feeling more anxious in recent weeks as Vancouver Island sees a surge in new COVID-19 cases.

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Subject:   Stanwick, Richard,  Island Health ,  Cowichan Tribes Variants of Concern Vaccinations

Title: Island Health facing worker shortage, asking staff to return from scheduled leaves | CHEK News

URL: https://www.cheknews.ca/island-health-facing-worker-shortage-asking-staff-to-return-from-scheduled-leaves-931521/

Description: Island Health has sent a memo to its staff asking for people to voluntarily come back from their scheduled leave, or they may have to mandate workers to return in order to address staffing shortages.

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Subject:   Island Health ,  Bjarnason, Elin Allan, Krista Omicron Variant Variants of Concern Henry, Bonnie

Title: Island Health receiving 2,000 calls per day for COVID-19 testing | CHEK News

URL: https://www.cheknews.ca/island-health-receiving-2000-calls-per-day-for-covid-19-testing-929368/

Description: The number of people seeking COVID-19 tests on Vancouver Island amid a spike in cases and the rapid spread of the Omicron variant is skyrocketing. Island Health says it received approximately 2,000 calls per day for COVID-19 testing from Friday to Sunday, compared to its usual weekend amount of 600 calls per day.

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Subject:   Island Health ,  Omicron Variant Variants of Concern

Title: Island Health sets new COVID-19 daily case record with 248, B.C. reports 2,046 total | CHEK News

URL: https://www.cheknews.ca/island-health-sets-new-covid-19-daily-case-record-with-248-b-c-reports-2046-total-929910/

Description: British Columbia health officials are reporting 2,046 new cases of COVID-19 for the entire province on Thursday with a record-setting 248 linked to the Island Health region.

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Subject:   Island Health ,  Omicron Variant Variants of Concern Fraser Health Vancouver Coastal Health Interior Health Northern Health Henry, Bonnie Vaccinations

Title: Island Health top doctor says COVID situation stabilizing ahead of delayed retirement | CHEK News

URL: https://www.cheknews.ca/island-health-top-doctor-says-covid-situation-stabilizing-ahead-of-delayed-retirement-944974/

Description: In his last news conference as Chief Medical Health Officer for Island Health, Dr. Richard Stanwick says the COVID-19 situation is stabilizing enough to allow him to step aside — a retirement delayed over two months amid the latest wave of the virus.

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Subject:   Stanwick, Richard,  Island Health ,  Omicron Variant Variants of Concern Wastewater Surveillance

Title: Island Health vaccination clinics to be closed Christmas, Boxing Day | CHEK News

URL: https://www.cheknews.ca/island-health-vaccination-clinics-to-be-closed-christmas-boxing-day-930177/

Description: Island Health has announced that all vaccination clinics within the health authority will be closed on both Christmas Day and Boxing Day.

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Subject:   Island Health ,  Vaccinations Archie Browning Sports Centre Omicron Variant Variants of Concern

Title: Island pharmacies note rise in rapid test demand as BA.5 wave begins | CHEK News

URL: https://www.cheknews.ca/island-pharmacies-note-rise-in-rapid-test-demand-as-ba-5-wave-begins-1064036/

Description: Anyone can pick up a free box of rapid test kits at B.C. pharmacies and several pharmacies tell CHEK News they’ve seen a big jump in demand in the past week or two.

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Subject:   Rapid Antigen Tests Dixon, Lindsay Omicron Variant Variants of Concern Biden, Joe Paxlovid,  Island Health ,  Colijn, Caroline Vaccinations

Title: Nanaimo doctor warns B.C.'s critical care is reaching capacity | CHEK News

URL: https://www.cheknews.ca/nanaimo-doctor-warns-b-c-s-critical-care-is-reaching-capacity-873207/

Description: Masks are again mandatory indoors in B.C., as doctors issue a sombre warning as hospitalizations reach a breaking point.

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Subject:   Delta Variant Variants of Concern Henry, Bonnie Interior Health Nanaimo Regional General Hospital,  Island Health ,  Forrest, David Vaccinations

Title: Nearly 100 confirmed COVID cases at Island post-secondary schools during first four months of fall term, new data shows | CHEK News

URL: https://www.cheknews.ca/nearly-100-confirmed-covid-cases-at-island-post-secondary-schools-during-first-four-months-of-fall-term-new-data-shows-942823/

Description: There were nearly 100 confirmed coronavirus cases at post-secondary institutions on Vancouver Island during the first four months of the 2021-2022 school year, new data shows.

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Subject:   Island Health ,  Vancouver Island University University of Victoria Camosun College Omicron Variant Variants of Concern Vancouver Island University Faculty Association Province of British Columbia Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Health

Title: Over 10,000 K-12 students tested positive for COVID-19 in one month: BCCDC report | CHEK News

URL: https://www.cheknews.ca/over-10000-k-12-students-tested-positive-for-covid-19-in-one-month-bccdc-report-949883/

Description: Thousands of school-aged children in B.C. tested positive for COVID-19 in a little over one month, data from the provincial government shows.

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Subject:   BC Centre for Disease Control Vaccinations Omicron Variant Variants of Concern Mooring, Terri,  Island Health ,  BC School Covid Tracker

Title: Over 1,700 Island students and staff infected with COVID-19 during first four months of school year | CHEK News

URL: https://www.cheknews.ca/over-1700-island-students-and-staff-infected-with-covid-19-during-first-four-months-of-school-year-new-data-shows-958454/

Description: There were over 1,700 school students and staff members on Vancouver Island infected with COVID-19 during the first four months of the school year, new data reveals.

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Subject:   Island Health ,  Omicron Variant Variants of Concern BC Centre for Disease Control British Columbia Teachers' Federation BC School Covid Tracker

Title: Petition asks B.C. to show data on COVID exposures at gyms, fitness centres or reopen them | CHEK News

URL: https://www.cheknews.ca/petition-asks-b-c-to-show-data-on-covid-exposures-at-gyms-fitness-centres-or-reopen-them-936170/

Description: A petition with nearly 50,000 signatures is demanding the B.C. government not only reopen indoor exercise facilities but show the public just how much transmission occurs in those environments.

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Subject:   Agtarap, Samantha Agtarap, Anthony Engineered Bodies Strength & Conditioning Henry, Bonnie Province of British Columbia Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Health Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Fraser Health Club Phoenix Fitness,  Island Health ,  Omicron Variant Variants of Concern

Title: Saanich Peninsula Hospital closes emergency room due to staffing issue | CHEK News

URL: https://www.cheknews.ca/saanich-peninsula-hospital-closes-emergency-room-due-to-staffing-issue-871878/

Description: The emergency department at Saanich Peninsula Hospital stopped accepting new patients Saturday evening, according to a tweet from Island Health. They said the emergency room would stay closed overnight until 7 a.m. Sunday.

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Subject:   Saanich Peninsula Hospital,  Island Health ,  Sabyan, Caitlyn Muhajarine, Nazeem Delta Variant Variants of Concern

Title: Some parents are pulling their kids out of schools in Victoria as COVID-19 cases climb | CHEK News

URL: https://www.cheknews.ca/some-parents-are-pulling-their-kids-out-of-schools-in-victoria-as-covid-19-cases-climb-759638/

Description: As B.C. sees a spike in COVID-19 cases, including variants, some parents in Greater Victoria are pulling their kids out of schools, even without the option of at-home learning.

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Subject:   Island Health ,  Greater Victoria School District Variants of Concern Howe, Carolyn Alberto, Jesse Deleeuw, Tara Greater Victoria Teachers' Association Henry, Bonnie Belmont Secondary School Sooke School District Dunsmuir Middle School Cedar Hill Middle School Oaklands Elementary School Oak Bay High School Peel District School Board

Title: Teachers demand action after COVID-19 variants detected at several B.C. schools | CHEK News

URL: https://www.cheknews.ca/teachers-demand-action-after-covid-19-variants-detected-at-several-b-c-schools-746054/

Description: As COVID-19 variants continue to spread, there's growing concern about the potential for school outbreaks on Vancouver Island.

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Subject:   Variants of Concern Fraser Health Gustafson, Réka Surrey Schools Delta School District Whiteside, Jennifer Rapid Antigen Testing Glanford Middle School Greater Victoria School District,  Island Health ,  Waldron, Winona Greater Victoria Teachers' Association Ventilation Province of British Columbia Alpha Variant

Title: Union concerned after multiple people at Vancouver Island jail test positive for COVID-19 | CHEK News

URL: https://www.cheknews.ca/union-concerned-after-multiple-people-at-vancouver-island-jail-test-positive-for-covid-19-894258/

Description: Multiple people at a Greater Victoria jail have positive for COVID-19, says the union representing staff members at the facility.

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Subject:   British Columbia General Employees' Union Finch, Paul Vancouver Island Regional Correctional Centre Province of British Columbia,  Island Health ,  Delta Variant Variants of Concern BC Corrections

Title: University of Victoria moves towards reinstating campus mask mandate | CHEK News

URL: https://www.cheknews.ca/university-of-victoria-moves-towards-reinstating-campus-mask-mandate-994415/

Description: A campus mask mandate could be returning to the University of Victoria.

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Subject:   University of Victoria Wyatt, Victoria Omicron Variant Variants of Concern,  Island Health

Title: Vaccinations ramp up on Vancouver Island, but second doses still lag | CHEK News

URL: https://www.cheknews.ca/vaccinations-ramp-up-on-vancouver-island-but-second-doses-still-lag-819854/

Description: Vaccinations on Vancouver Island are now among the highest in the province, but that means second doses are taking a little longer, the region’s top doctor says.

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Subject:   Vaccinations,  Island Health ,  Stanwick, Richard Delta Variant Variants of Concern Otto, Sarah Alpha Variant

Title: Vancouver Island hospitals struggling with 'critical' staffing shortage, says union | CHEK News

URL: https://www.cheknews.ca/vancouver-island-hospitals-struggling-with-critical-staffing-shortage-says-union-933071/

Description: BC’s Nurses Union (BCNU) says staff on the South Island are dealing with a big problem: a ‘frightening’ shortage of staff. It’s a problem BCNU says is playing out in hospitals across the province.

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Subject:   BC Nurses' Union,  Island Health ,  Shannon Oaks Baptist Housing Victoria General Hospital Thomsen, Danette Ford, Doug Omicron Variant Variants of Concern

Title: Vancouver Island's top doctor warns of tough days ahead as COVID-19 transmission surges | CHEK News

URL: https://www.cheknews.ca/vancouver-islands-top-doctor-warns-of-tough-days-ahead-as-covid-19-transmission-surges-756402/

Description: Island Health’s Chief Medical Health Officer is warning rough days could be ahead as COVID-19 case numbers continue to spike.

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Subject:   Stanwick, Richard,  Island Health ,  Alpha Variant Variants of Concern

Title: Victoria, Nanaimo hospitals experiencing 'significant' number of patients: Island Health | CHEK News

URL: https://www.cheknews.ca/victoria-nanaimo-hospitals-experiencing-significant-number-of-patients-says-island-health-770267/

Description: As the number of coronavirus infections continues to climb, so too does the number of people being admitted to hospitals on Vancouver Island. According to Island Health, hospitals on Vancouver Island — particularly Victoria General, Royal Jubilee, and Nanaimo Regional General — are currently experiencing a “significant” number of patients.

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Subject:   Island Health ,  Nanaimo Regional General Hospital Victoria General Hospital Royal Jubilee Hospital Health Canada Tam, Theresa Variants of Concern Alpha Variant Gamma Variant Beta Variant

Title: Community wide vaccinations begin on North Island and West Coast | YouTube | CHEK News

URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJAx8ggtjc8

Description: Community-wide vaccinations got underway in Tofino and Ucluelet today, as those remote tourist communities try to protect themselves from spreading cases and variants, that have crippled Whistler.

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Subject:   Fleming, Katharine Vaccinations Noel, Mayco,  Island Health ,  Chartier, David Law, Dan

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