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Vaccine update: Some Moderna, AstraZeneca recipients face extra hurdles for second doses

Vaccine update: Some Moderna, AstraZeneca recipients face extra hurdles for second doses

NACI unveiled new recommendations earlier in the week on vaccine interchangeability
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COVID-19 hospitalizations in B.C. keep falling

COVID-19 hospitalizations in B.C. keep falling

Two more people die from COVID-19 in B.C., raising province's death toll to 1,709.
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Why do some people feel a strange arm twitch after getting the COVID-19 vaccine?

Why do some people feel a strange arm twitch after getting the COVID-19 vaccine?

Some people say it feels like a minor shock in their arm.
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Flexible bookings give families, teens more options for COVID-19 shots

Flexible bookings give families, teens more options for COVID-19 shots

Independent teens can go alone, with friends, their family or a trusted adult to get a shot in B.C. after the province made it easier to get more shots into arms
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New weekly COVID-19 cases in New West cut in half

New weekly COVID-19 cases in New West cut in half

Vaccinations continue to ramp up
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B.C. keeps new COVID-19 infections, active cases and hospitalizations low

B.C. keeps new COVID-19 infections, active cases and hospitalizations low

Four COVID-19-related deaths raise B.C.'s death toll from the pandemic to 1,707.
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Glenbrook, Purpose schools see new COVID-19 exposures in New West

Glenbrook, Purpose schools see new COVID-19 exposures in New West

New exposure marks the second in less than two weeks for Purpose Independent Secondary, while Glenbrook Middle School's is the third for May
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Everything Canadians need to know about travelling with a 'vaccine passport' this summer

Everything Canadians need to know about travelling with a 'vaccine passport' this summer

Here are the countries that have plans to welcome tourists with proof of vaccination this year.
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Fraser Health shutters pizza joints due to multiple COVID-19 cases

Fraser Health shutters pizza joints due to multiple COVID-19 cases

More and more food outlets are being shut down by Fraser Health. New 10-day closures have been issued to businesses as a result of COVID-19, including another restaurant outlet.
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New COVID-19 cases in B.C. drop to 184 – the lowest in 32 weeks

New COVID-19 cases in B.C. drop to 184 – the lowest in 32 weeks

No new COVID-19 deaths keeps provincial death toll at 1,703.
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