Want to ease the burden of health-care costs, and especially hospitalization?

Easy. Just spend whatever it costs to provide all Canadians with free vaccinations — for life.

Crawford Kilian explains. 🏥 #BCCovid

https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2025/10/29/Why-All-Vaccines-Should-Be-Free/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

Want to ease the burden of health-care costs, and especially hospitalization? Easy. Just spend whatever it costs to provide all Canadians with free vaccinations — for life. @crof.bsky.social explains. 🏥 #BCCovid

Why All Vaccines Should Be Fre...

There are plenty more vaccine doses to go around. The Health Ministry said it has ordered 1.94 million doses of the 2025-26 influenza vaccine and 1.4 million doses of the updated #COVID19 vaccines. Michelle Gamage reports. 💉 #bcpoli #bccovid

https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/10/27/No-COVID-Vaccination-Appointments-Check-Again-Later/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

There are plenty more vaccine doses to go around. The Health Ministry said it has ordered 1.94 million doses of the 2025-26 influenza vaccine and 1.4 million doses of the updated #COVID19 vaccines. @michellegamage.bsky.social reports. 💉 #bcpoli #bccovid

No COVID Vaccination Appointme...

Put your masks on.
Covid cautious N95 masks collage 😷⚕️

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Accompanied my Mom to doctor's appointment this morning. This was mainly for getting another prescription for her recurring gout issue. She got a physical checkup too. Her doctor & his MOA were masked up. None of the other medical clinic staff & no other patients were masked.

Location of masking report: Burnside Medical Clinic - office in lower part of building - there's a different office with same name on main level.

#BCHealth #BCMedical #BCpoli #MaskUpSaveLives #WearAMask #MasksSolidarity #PutAMaskOn #CovidIsNotOver #CovidSafety #AsianMastodon #PublicHealth #CommunityCare #CovidKills #CovidDisables #ZeroCovid #CommunitySafety #FireBonnieHenry #HippocraticOath #Medical #Healthcare #CovidInformed #BCCovid #Saanich #YYJ #VictoriaBC #BCNDP #VancouverIsland #BCNewDeathParty

I blast highway to hell, almost every time I have to go to hospital for work or personal related reasons. It's hellish for #ZeroCovid disabled folks like me because our hospitals aren't really covid safe & they haven't been safe for a few years now. It is where Dad & big Auntie were infected. Mask policy returned to hospitals recently but almost all staff just wear the flimsy surgical blue masks. I wear my own N95s & use a nasal spray for additional protection.
I'll be playing highway to hell again at 10am because I have to go to VGH for a client meeting.

#BCCovid #HealthCareWorkers #BCpoli #CovidIsNotOver #WorkplaceSafety #UnsafeHospitals #FireBonnieHenry #BCMedical #BCHealth #StopEugenics #Covid #PatientRights

The Tyee: Clearing the COVID ‘Time Fog’ https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2023/11/16/Clearing-COVID-Time-Fog/ #bcnews #TheTyee - via @tyee@mstdn.ca #AHealthyFuture:LessonsfromtheFrontlinesofaCrisis #SaskatchewanCOVID-19response #SaskatchewanPremierScottMoe #PublicHealthAgencyofCanada #CanadaCOVID-19response #BCCOVID-19response #SaskatchewanParty #SaskatchewanNDP #RudolfVirchow #TheBMJjournal #BorisJohnson #BonnieHenry #SaqibShahab #AliceGrove #PaulFarmer #ZakVescera #AdrianDix #RyanMeili #brainfog

COVID-19 waning in B.C. with hospital admissions, deaths and cases down
The BC Centre for Disease Control says there were 144 new COVID hospitalizations in the week ending Nov. 4, fewer than half the 296 hospitalizations three weeks earlier.
#globalnews #Health #bccovid #BChealthcare #COVID-19
https://globalnews.ca/news/10083481/covid-19-waning-in-bc-new-figures/

COVID-19 waning in B.C. with hospital admissions, deaths and cases down
The BC Centre for Disease Control says there were 144 new COVID hospitalizations in the week ending Nov. 4, fewer than half the 296 hospitalizations three weeks earlier.
#globalnews #Health #bccovid #BChealthcare #COVID-19
https://globalnews.ca/news/10083481/covid-19-waning-in-bc-new-figures/

Global News BC: COVID-19 waning in B.C. with hospital admissions, deaths and cases down https://globalnews.ca/news/10083481/covid-19-waning-in-bc-new-figures/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #BChealthcare #COVID-19 #COVID-BC #bccovid #Health

IMPORTANT #BC #COVID #Vaccination:

Confirmed by my local Shoppers pharmacist that COVID XBB vaccines are available WITHOUT AN APPOINTMENT (Walk in) at the same time as Flu Vaccine.

Don't wait for the stupid electronic invite! Boost this!

#bccovid #covidbc #bcpoli

B.C. COVID-19 hospitalizations up 58% in two weeks
There were 422 people in hospital with COVID-19 on Thursday, compared to 267 on Sept. 21, and over the same time period, the number in critical care rose from 17 to 26.
#globalnews #Health #BCCentreforDiseaseControl #bccoronavirus #BCCOVID-19
https://globalnews.ca/news/10008691/bc-covid19-update-october-2023/

B.C. COVID-19 hospitalizations up 58% in two weeks
There were 422 people in hospital with COVID-19 on Thursday, compared to 267 on Sept. 21, and over the same time period, the number in critical care rose from 17 to 26.
#globalnews #Health #BCCentreforDiseaseControl #bccoronavirus #BCCOVID-19
https://globalnews.ca/news/10008691/bc-covid19-update-october-2023/

Global News BC: B.C. COVID-19 hospitalizations up 58% in two weeks https://globalnews.ca/news/10008691/bc-covid19-update-october-2023/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #BCCentreforDiseaseControl #bccoronavirus #BCCOVID-19 #COVID-19 #Health #COVID

Victoria General Hospital’s acute care ward experiencing COVID-19 outbreak
The BC Centre for Disease Control (BC CDC) is set to update its COVID-19 situation report on Thursday. For the last reporting period, it said 628 new infections were detected.
#globalnews #Health #News #bccovid #COVID
https://globalnews.ca/news/10006089/victoria-general-hospital-covid-outbreak/

Global News BC: Victoria General Hospital’s acute care ward experiencing COVID-19 outbreak https://globalnews.ca/news/10006089/victoria-general-hospital-covid-outbreak/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #VictoriaGeneralHospita #IslandHealth #bccovid #Health #COVID #News

Just a reminder to #BCcovid folks, you can get #vaccine right away in the States. I got mine last Saturday.

Notes:

• only Walgreens and CVS can give out free vaccine to the uninsured now (used to be any pharmacy could)
• Walgreens is more prevalent near us, and they have mostly #Pfizer, but you can get #Moderna if you search for it
• #Novavax isn't authorized yet, also note it was never carried by Walgreens in the past, so don't get hopes up.

AMA

Have we learned anything from this pandemic? “The only thing I know for certain is there’s going to be another.” 🦠

A disease modeller, a surgeon turned politician and a medical director on how to best navigate this new COVID era. #BCCovid

https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/09/25/Health-Experts-BC-COVID-Strategy/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

COVID-19 numbers spike in B.C. but no more cases of new variant detected
The BCCDC said that 447 people tested positive in tests funded by the province's medical services plan in the week ending Sept. 2.
#globalnews #Health #BC #BCCentreforDiseaseControl #bccovid
https://globalnews.ca/news/9951060/covid-19-numbers-spike-bc/