Health

Call centres overwhelmed on first day of BC COVID-19 vaccine booking

PRINCE GEORGE - It was felt across BC, call centres flooded with calls from over 1.5 million British Columbians trying to register to get their COVID-19 vaccines in the first few hours the phone lines...

Andrew Snook Mar 08, 2021

Canada set to receive more than 910,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines this week

OTTAWA - Canada is set to receive 910,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses this week as pharmaceutical companies ramp up deliveries to make good on their contractual obligations by the end of the month. The Pub...

Mar 08, 2021

First shipment of AstraZeneca vaccine arrives amid confusion over its use for seniors

OTTAWA - The first doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine are set to arrive in Canada today as confusion persists over who should get it.Canada is to receive 500,000 doses of the vaccine, th...

Mar 03, 2021

Province seeks variety of professionals to aid immunization efforts

PRINCE GEORGE - There are few details to exactly how many healthcare professionals will be needed for mass immunizations in the months ahead.Dr. Bonnie Henry would not confirm nor deny the report of a...

Mar 02, 2021

Vaccine plan has challenges

NORTHERN BC - Over the course of the next week, those who work in places like independent living, supportive seniors house and so one will be contacted to be vaccinated. "Very soon, in a week, March 8...

Mar 01, 2021

BC moves into phase 2 of COVID-19 vaccine rollout

PRINCE GEORGE - BC Health Officials and BC Premier John Horgan announced the province will be moving into phase 2 of the vaccine rollout as of Monday morning.The next phase will see roughly 400,000 Br...

Mar 01, 2021

Health Canada approves AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine

Health Canada has approved AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine, adding a third vaccine to the list available in Canada and potentially quickening the pace at which Canadians can be vaccinated against the v...

Feb 26, 2021

Health Canada approves AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine

Health Canada has approved AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine, adding a third vaccine to the list available in Canada and potentially quickening the pace at which Canadians can be vaccinated against the v...

Feb 26, 2021

Local NMP grad takes paediatrics on the road

PRINCE GEORGE - A Northern Medical Program graduate has come home to mold a new paediatrics program into a truly Northern program. The UBC Pediatric Residency Program - Community Impact stream was lau...

Feb 24, 2021

Feds need plan to vaccinate urban Indigenous, says head of Friendship Centres group

OTTAWA - The head of the National Association of Friendship Centres says Ottawa should have a cohesive COVID-19 vaccine rollout plan for Indigenous people, including in urban areas. Executive director...

Feb 24, 2021