“Health officials in #BritishColumbia say they have detected the first known Canadian case of the #BA286 #COVID19 virus variant.

#Wastewater data reported by the B.C. Centre for Disease Control (#BCCDC) on Aug. 23 found viral loads are decreasing in Metro Vancouver treatment plants and are stable or rising slightly in plants in #InteriorHealth and #IslandHealth regions.” https://mstdn.ca/@stevendrowe/110975013804964674

Put #vaccinations on #BackToSchool list: #IslandHealth - Victoria Times Colonist https://www.timescolonist.com/local-news/put-vaccinations-on-back-to-school-list-island-health-7468209 “With school set to resume for most kids next week, Island Health is encouraging parents to add routine vaccinations to their children’s back-to-school list.”

#BritishColumbia #HealthAuthority on #VancouverIsland is #testing new #technology inside #washrooms to help #SaveLives of people using #IllicitDrugs .
#IslandHealth has installed #MotionDetecting #sensors that track how long a person has occupied the bathroom & whether they are moving at six locations which have been identified as #GighRisk spaces for #DrugPoisoning .

https://globalnews.ca/news/9561362/island-health-overdose-detector-trial/amp/

#VIHA #OpiodCrisis #StopTheStigma #HelpDontJudge #overdoses #VictoriaBC #yyj #vanisle #VancouverIsland

#FraserHealth

Menno Hospital
Cause: Gastrointestinal Infection (February 13, 2023)

Chilliwack General Hospital
​Cause: COVID (February 16)

#IslandHealth

Stanford Seniors Village
Cause: Gastrointestinal Illness (February 11)

Cont'd outbreak
- Mount St. Mary Hospital

#InteriorHealth

​Village at Smith Creek
Cause: Respiratory Infection (February 13, 2023)

Cont'd outbreaks
- Ponderosa Lodge
- Overlander

🚨 #COVID19 exposure at Hillcrest Elementary in #victoria on Feb 2, 3, 2023 (reported 02/12/2023, rapid test) #bced #sd61 #islandhealth #exposurebot https://www.google.com/maps?q=hillcrest+elementary+victoria

🚨 #COVID19 exposure at Hillcrest Elementary in #victoria on Feb 2, 3, 2023 (reported 02/12/2023, rapid test) #bced #sd61 #islandhealth #exposurebot https://www.google.com/maps?q=hillcrest+elementary+victoria

100 #drivers #volunteer with #VancouverIsland #Toyota #4x4 & #IslandHealth Staff #Transportation Facebook group, readied themselves to spring into action.
Founded in 2019, the group connects #Winter -ready volunteer drivers w/ #healthcare workers in need of transportation.
https://www.capitaldaily.ca/news/volunteer-drivers-vancouver-island-snow-healthcare-workers-free-rides

Hey folks in the Vancouver Island Health Region - if someone needs a Covid booster, do they seriously have to wait until they until they get notified by Get Vaccinated system & there’s no walk-in system? And how long do ppl typically wait before they get “the call” for an appointment because it has been over a week now. There is no indication online of what to expect. Seems ridiculous. #bchealth #victoriabc #yyj #islandhealth

Hey folks in the Vancouver Island Health Region - if someone needs a Covid booster, do they seriously have to wait until they until they get notified by Get Vaccinated system & there’s no walk-in system? And how long do ppl typically wait before they get “the call” for an appointment because it has been over a week now. There is no indication online of what to expect. Seems ridiculous. #bchealth #victoriabc #yyj #islandhealth