Physicians face disciplinary actions for breaching COVID-19 vaccination protocols
Doctors who jumped the queue to get their second doses of COVID-19 vaccine are being investigated and may be disciplined.
Read Moreby Pamela Fayerman | Jan 13, 2021 | BC health, Pfizer vaccine, physicians, vaccinations, Vancouver Coastal Health | 0
Doctors who jumped the queue to get their second doses of COVID-19 vaccine are being investigated and may be disciplined.
Read Moreby Pamela Fayerman | Jan 12, 2021 | coronavirus treatments, COVID19, prevention | 0
Some physicians recommend over-the-counter melatonin for the prevention and treatment of COVID-19.
Read Moreby Pamela Fayerman | Jan 11, 2021 | Health Canada, healthcare workers, N95 masks, PPE | 0
B.C. company – Eternity Medical Masks – gets Health Canada and CSA approvals for PPE production
Read Moreby Pamela Fayerman | Jan 8, 2021 | Canada, healthcare workers, ICU, long term care, Moderna vaccine, Pfizer vaccine, physicians, vaccinations | 0
BY PAMELA FAYERMAN A Fraser Health physician leader, Dr. Dayan Muthayan, circulated an internal...
Read Moreby Pamela Fayerman | Jan 6, 2021 | COVID19, field hospitals, healthcare workers, PPE, private COVID-19 tests, rapid COVID-19 tests, travel | 0
Pamela Fayerman lists the most popular MedicineMatters.ca posts of the year
Read Moreby Pamela Fayerman | Jan 4, 2021 | COVID19, Health Canada, Pfizer, vaccinations | 0
In the last post by pharmaceutical expert Lu-Ann Murdoch, she reviewed proper inoculation...
Read Moreby Pamela Fayerman | Dec 28, 2020 | BC health, COVID19, healthcare workers, nurses, vaccinations | 0
BY PAMELA FAYERMAN As of today, healthcare workers and residents in long term care will be the...
Read Moreby Pamela Fayerman | Dec 24, 2020 | BC health, BCCDC, care aides, COVID19, healthcare workers, long term care, nurses, vaccination | 0
BY PAMELA FAYERMAN Vancouver hospital and other frontline health workers lined up for hours the...
Read Moreby Pamela Fayerman | Dec 23, 2020 | BC health, COVID19, healthcare workers, hospitals, ICU | 0
BY PAMELA FAYERMAN Since the pandemic began, well over 100 patients have survived COVID-19...
Read Moreby Pamela Fayerman | Dec 18, 2020 | antibodies, COVID19, vaccination | 0
If you’ve already had COVID-19, should you still get vaccinated? It’s muddled.
Read Moreby Pamela Fayerman | Dec 15, 2020 | BC health, COVID19, healthcare workers, hospitals, ICU, Pfizer vaccine, Vancouver | 0
The B.C. government has released photos and videos of the pivotal moments when UPS staff...
Read Moreby Pamela Fayerman | Dec 14, 2020 | COVID19, Health Canada, healthcare workers, nurses, Pfizer vaccine | 0
Right after my shingles shot a few months ago, I had deltoid area redness, pain, and...
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Alberta COVID-19 deaths by ages:
0-19 years, no deaths.
20-29 years, five deaths.
30-39 years, seven deaths.
40-49 years, 14 deaths.
50-59 years, 40 deaths.
60-69 years, 140 deaths.
70-79 years, 281 deaths.
80+ years, 902 deaths.
B.C. homecare aides left out of single-site staffing order, pandemic pay and now vaccine rollout, prompting concern for seniors. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-home-care-aides-covid-19-single-site-staffing-vaccine-1.5871993?__vfz=medium%3Dsharebar
Asked where COVID cases are coming from lately, Dr. Henry cited a variety of settings, esp. workplaces, lunch/break rooms in manufacturing plants, light industrial settings, packaging/shipping (Canada Post Amazon), carpooling & shared housing at ski venues
BC COVID-19 UPDATE: As Dr. Bonnie Henry & health minister @adriandix announce 536 new COVID cases and 7 more deaths, he says more than 600 of the 1,038 deaths in B.C. have been in the LTC sector.
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