Adrian Dix

A group of respirators on a table
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BC’s new masking guidance isn’t enough

Peak Web October 17, 2023

As of October 3, masks are mandatory for healthcare workers and visitors in settings that are accessible to patients, including areas where they receive care. This includes spaces like the rooms where doctors and nurses serve patients directly, or areas where patients may stay while waiting, such as lobbies. The policy also extends to contractors or volunteers in the area, but does not include private clinics or patients themselves.  It’s a step forward, but there’s not much of a reason to shy away from universal masking, which would include asking patients to mask. It makes sense for healthcare workers to…

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News crews congregate outside Adrian Dix's MLA office, gathering around protesters wearing respirator masks and holding signs demanding masks back in healthcare, access to Paxlovid and PCR testing, and holding some of the names of those impacted. In the centre, a young person stands at a microphone telling her story. She holds a yellow sign saying she has had Long Covid for 20+ months.
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Advocacy group calls for stronger COVID-19 measures this fall

Peak Web September 19, 2023

On August 28, DoNoHarmBC hosted a protest in front of the Minister of Health, Adrian Dix’s office to call for the return of universal mask protections in healthcare settings. The in-person protest featured 25–30 people, but thousands of postcards were…

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On the pavement in the foreground lies a young protester with shoulder-length brown hair, a blue t-shirt and jeans, and an N95 repirator mask. They lie as if dead, one hand fallen beside their face, surrounded by a chalk body outline. All around them are other chalk body outlines stretching as far as the eye can see. In the corners of image are the feet of standing and crouching protesters.
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DoNoHarmBC protests the removal of mandatory masks in healthcare settings

Peak Web May 15, 2023

Content warning: mentions of medical ableism. On April 28, DoNoHarmBC hosted a non-violent die-in protest in front of health minister Adrian Dix’s office to protest the removal of mandatory masks in healthcare settings. The group’s core demand is to “return…

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A healthcare provider sitting in a hospital, wearing a head strap N95 mask.
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We need masks in healthcare settings

Peak Web May 11, 2023

As of April 6, masks are no longer mandatory in healthcare settings. As one of the only settings in BC to have pandemic precautions, the decision is needlessly harmful and irresponsible. It puts those who require access to healthcare settings…

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Vancouver’s overdose crisis amidst COVID-19

EIC March 6, 2021

As vaccinations become available for Vancouver, the grim battle against COVID-19 begins to look more hopeful. The days of self-isolation now have a clearer finish line, and normalcy is coming closer and closer. Yet in Vancouver, a part of the…

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