Canada loses measles elimination status
In what amounts to a national embarrassment on one side of the coin and a public health failure on the other, Canada has lost its measles elimination status, something it has held for 25 years.
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Food and beverage advertising to kids tightened up
The Government of Canada is committed to protecting the health and safety of children across the country.
B.C.’s bivalent booster program begins this week
The roll out of B.C.’s Omicron-targeted COVID-19 vaccine booster program will begin later this week with the first wave of invitations via email and text message in a similar fashion as previous vaccination rounds.
Health Canada approves Omicron-targeted booster
B.C. will soon be rolling out an Omicron-focused COVID-19 booster shot approved today by Health Canada for all residents 18 years and older.
Canadian Blood Services end ‘outdated’ donor ban
By the end of 2022, men who have sex with men (MSM) will no longer automatically be assumed to...
OIB partners on promising opioid addiction treatment
The Osoyoos Indian Band (OIB) has entered into an agreement that could see it providing facilities and services tapping a promising new plant-based treatment for drug addiction.
COVID-19 vax for children aged 5-11 as soon as early-Nov
Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says B.C. is hoping to be ready to provide vaccines for the 340,000 children in the province between the ages of 5 and 11 by early-November.
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