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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: COVID-19 in B.C.: Thousands of booster invites left unanswered | CTV News

URL: https://bc.ctvnews.ca/almost-half-a-million-b-c-booster-appointment-invitations-ignored-as-covid-19-hospitalizations-rise-1.5729989

Description: The B.C. Ministry of Health says almost half a million invitations to book COVID-19 booster appointments have gone unanswered as the province sees hospitalizations rise.

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Subject:   Vaccinations,  Fraser Health ,  Island Health Nanaimo Regional General Hospital Thomson, Danette BC Nurses' Union,  Omicron Variant ,  Variants of Concern Conway, Brian Vancouver Infectious Diseases Centre Forrest, David

Title: BC opens 20 hospital EOC's as Dix still pushes for more federal health funding | Island Social Trends

URL: https://islandsocialtrends.ca/bc-opens-20-hospital-eocs-as-dix-still-pushes-for-more-federal-health-funding/

Description: It’s been a grinding long haul for the health-care system in BC to be dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic for now three years in BC.

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Subject:   Dix, Adrian Variants of Concern,  Omicron Variant ,  "Kraken" Variant BC Centre for Disease Control Nanaimo Regional General Hospital Island Health Surrey Memorial Hospital,  Fraser Health ,  Royal Inland Hospital Interior Health Trudeau, Justin Vaccinations Respiratory Syncytial Virus Influenza

Title: Joint statement on BA.2.86 variant detected in B.C., first in Canada | August 29, 2023 | Province of British Columbia

URL: https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2023HLTH0111-001364/

Description: The BC Centre for Disease Control has identified British Columbia’s first case of a person infected with the BA.2.86 variant of Omicron in an individual from the Fraser Health region who has not travelled outside the province. It is the first known case in Canada of this variant.

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Subject:   Province of British Columbia Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Health Variants of Concern Pirola Variant,  Fraser Health ,  BC Centre for Disease Control,  Omicron Variant

Title: Estimated sample prevalence of VOCs by lineage by epi week of collection date | [December 31, 2021] | BC Centre for Disease Control

URL: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FH-1VFQWQAIB4V2?format=jpg&name=medium

Description: Mick Sweetman on Twitter: "Looks like #Omicron was 54.3% of samples sequenced in B.C. two weeks ago (got to love that timely data) while Delta made up 45.6%. The Lower Mainland had the most Omicron at that time, followed by VIHA and still establishing itself in the Northern and Interior Health Authorities."

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Subject:   BC Centre for Disease Control Variants of Concern,  Omicron Variant ,  Delta Variant Alpha Variant Beta Variant Gamma Variant,  Fraser Health ,  Interior Health Northern Health Vancouver Coastal Health Island Health

Title: Rolling average of COVID-19 cases by health region in Omicron wave | January 5, 2022

URL: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FIX8jKfVEAADaVj?format=jpg&name=large

Description: Justin McElroy on Twitter: "3,798 official PCR cases of #COVID19 today, but it looks like Fraser could be stalling out due to capacity issues in the same way Coastal Health did two weeks ago. Still a steady and steep increase in Interior and Island though."

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

Title: [Omicron variant cases identified in B.C.]

URL: https://twitter.com/adriandix/status/1471623546061213698/

Description: Adrian Dix on Twitter: "There have been 135 cases of the Omicron variant of concern identified in B.C.: •Fraser Health: 38 •Vancouver Coastal Health: 20 •Interior Health: five •Northern Health: one •Island Health: 71"

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

Title: [Update on Omicron cases in BC] | December 17, 2021

URL: https://twitter.com/brish_ti/status/1471986695600218113/

Description: Brishti Basu on Twitter: "#NEW: There are now 302 sequenced cases of #omicron variant in BC—more than double from yesterday, when there were 135 known cases. 145 of these cases are in Island Health (up from 71 identified yesterday) 93 in VCH 58 in Fraser 5 in Interior 1 in Northern #COVID19BC"

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

Title: [BC COVID-19 case information] | December 7, 2021

URL: https://twitter.com/realreporter/status/1468366286899998720/

Description: Salim Jiwa on Twitter: "#bcpoli 1 new death (Northern Health) has been reported, for an overall total of 2,363. 326 new cases. 2,814 active. 242 active cases in hospital. 82 in ICU. Island continues to be in second place behind Fraser for case numbers. 1/ / Five Omicron cases. More expected to be found. 3 people with O have been vaxxed three times. 2 unvaxxed. Mild cases so far. / 92 new cases in Fraser Health * Total active cases: 930 * 53 new cases in Vancouver Coastal. * Total active cases: 471 * 88 new cases in Interior. * Total active cases: 561 * 22 new cases in Northern. * Total active cases: 261 * 71 new cases in Island * Total active: 591 / St. Paul's Hospital outbreak numbers have escalated to 17 as well as 1 staff member. Started with 9 people infected."

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Subject:   Northern Health Island Health,  Fraser Health ,  Omicron Variant ,  Variants of Concern Vancouver Coastal Health Interior Health St. Paul's Hospital Providence Health Care

Title: [B.C. COVID-19 case information] | December 24, 2021

URL: https://twitter.com/realreporter/status/1474516785785237505/

Description: Salim Jiwa on Twitter: "#bcpoli Another Covid-19 case record smashed - 2,441 cases. 4 new deaths have been reported, for an overall total of 2,414. 10,415 active cases. Active cases in hospital 192. In ICU 71. 1,613 cumulative Omicron cases. 1/ / 1,001 new cases in Fraser Health Total active cases: 3,554 967 new cases in Vancouver Coastal. Total active cases: 4,571 188 new cases in Interior. Total active cases: 778 66 new cases in Northern. Total active cases: 236 219 new cases in Island Health Total active :1,274 2/ / There have been 1,613 cases of the Omicron variant of concern confirmed in B.C.: Fraser Health: 263 Vancouver Coastal Health: 959 Interior Health: 40 Northern Health: four Island Health: 347 3/ / Past week cases (Dec. 16-22) - Total 8,165 Not vaccinated: 1,684 (20.6%) Partially vaccinated: 105 (1.3%) Fully vaccinated: 6,376 (78.1%) 4/ / Past two weeks cases hospitalized (Dec. 9-22) - Total 180 Not vaccinated: 117 (65.0%) Partially vaccinated: 4 (2.2%) Fully vaccinated: 59 (32.8%) 5/"

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

Title: "In the past 72 hours, 22 new deaths have been reported, for an overall total of 2,490."

URL: https://twitter.com/realreporter/status/1483322120092278785/

Description: Salim Jiwa on Twitter: "#bcpoli In the past 72 hours, 22 new deaths have been reported, for an overall total of 2,490. The new deaths include: Fraser Health: nine Vancouver Coastal Health: six Interior Health: four Island Health: three And prevalence of Omicron in FH, VCH, Interior, Island?"

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

Title: [B.C. COVID-19 case information] | December 30, 2021

URL: https://twitter.com/richardzussman/status/1476714109257203712/

Description: Richard Zussman on Twitter: "There have been 2,825 cases of the Omicron variant of concern confirmed in B.C. Fraser Health: 777 Vancouver Coastal Health: 1,333 Interior Health: 152 Northern Health: 13 Island Health: 548 Unknown: two #bcpoli / There are 17,357 active COVID cases in BC based on a positive PCR test. The reality is there are far more active cases. One person has died from COVID is last 24 hours. #bcpoli"

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

Title: Omicron on Vancouver Island: More cases linked to UVic students | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/15-omicron-cases-now-linked-to-uvic-outbreak-island-health-1.5709448

Description: More cases of COVID-19 have been linked to gatherings of University of Victoria students while off-campus, something health officials say was expected.

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Subject:   Omicron Variant ,  Variants of Concern University of Victoria Henry, Bonnie Rugby Delta Variant Island Health Duclos, Jean-Yves Government of Canada,  Fraser Health ,  2021 Canadian University Men’s Rugby Championship Queen's University

Title: 1st Canadian case of highly mutated COVID-19 virus variant BA.2.86 detected in B.C. | CBC News

URL: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/covid-variant-first-canadian-case-bc-1.6951185

Description: Health officials in British Columbia say they have detected the first known Canadian case of the BA.2.86 COVID-19 virus variant.

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Subject:   Variants of Concern,  Fraser Health ,  BC Centre for Disease Control,  Omicron Variant ,  Pirola Variant Henry, Bonnie Dix, Adrian Wastewater Surveillance Conway, Brian Eris Variant Health Canada Zeidler, Karina Vaccinations Ventilation Vancouver Coastal Health Interior Health Island Health

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: 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: 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: Worst-case Omicron scenario could see hospitals overwhelmed, new COVID modelling shows | Vancouver Is Awesome

URL: https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/coronavirus-covid-19-local-news/worst-case-omicron-scenario-could-see-hospitals-overwhelmed-new-modelling-4865035/

Description: Omicron appears to spread more readily than Delta variant; there's a higher chance of re-infection, as well as infection of vaccinated people. Modelling shows rising cases on Vancouver Island, driven by outbreaks at UVic and a religious gathering.

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Subject:   Omicron Variant ,  Variants of Concern Delta Variant Henry, Bonnie Vaccinations Island Health University of Victoria 2021 Canadian University Men’s Rugby Championship Queen's University,  Fraser Health ,  Rapid Antigen Tests

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