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COVID test positivity, case counts tick back up in New Westminster

COVID test positivity, case counts tick back up in New Westminster

New Westminster's numbers are on par with other Metro Vancouver communities.
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UPDATE: Here's where to get your free COVID-19 rapid test kit in New Westminster

UPDATE: Here's where to get your free COVID-19 rapid test kit in New Westminster

If you're 18 or older, rapid test kits are free at a pharmacy near you.
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Third-dose vaccination rate still lagging in New Westminster

Third-dose vaccination rate still lagging in New Westminster

Nearly all younger adults in New West are vaccinated – but just 57% of them have a booster shot.
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ArriveCan app remains challenge for seniors, those without smartphones

ArriveCan app remains challenge for seniors, those without smartphones

Enabling passengers to prove vaccination status using paper documents would be one way that this stress could be relieved.
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As COVID-19 cases creep back up, mask mandate needed, says disease modeller

As COVID-19 cases creep back up, mask mandate needed, says disease modeller

“I would really highly ­encourage businesses to up their game and say: ‘Hey, we consider ourselves an essential service, so if you’re coming into this drugstore, if you’re coming into this grocery store, we want masks on everybody.' "
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B.C. releases first weekly COVID-19 update

B.C. releases first weekly COVID-19 update

Data for deaths conflicts with previously released information.
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COVID-19 hospitalizations in B.C. decline from three-week high

COVID-19 hospitalizations in B.C. decline from three-week high

Province tomorrow shifts to provide only weekly COVID-19 data updates.
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Opinion: Cancer treatment and diagnosis backlogs during COVID-19 may affect cancer survival

Opinion: Cancer treatment and diagnosis backlogs during COVID-19 may affect cancer survival

In future health emergencies and possibly further waves of the COVID-19 pandemic, caution needs to be taken when extending cancer waiting times for reasons unrelated to patients’ health-care needs.
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Q&A: B.C. medical health officer on COVID-19 vaccine side effects

Q&A: B.C. medical health officer on COVID-19 vaccine side effects

Dr. Meena Dawar with Vancouver Coastal Health Authority is encouraging people who haven't received a COVID-19 vaccine to have a "heart-to-heart conversation" with their local pharmacist to see what product would work for them.
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B.C. COVID-19 hospitalizations up 22% in past week

B.C. COVID-19 hospitalizations up 22% in past week

COVID-19 ICU patient count at lowest level since August
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