COVID–19
Book Nook: A perfect read for flu season
October 12, 2026Where those of us here on Planet Earth are chemically composed of, as scientist Carl Sagan once put it, “starstuff,” Sequoia Nagamatsu’s 2022 book How High We Go in the Dark features a world populated by characters whose skin literally glows from the light of the shapes of the stars that have appeared there — symptoms of what is referred to as the “Arctic Plague.” The book’s narrative follows a variety of people as they navigate a world that is hurtlingly new thanks to something very old; a virus released from deep in the ice as a result of human…
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SFU study finds that street sweeps reinforce systemic harm
November 9, 2025A study conducted between 2021 and 2023 by SFU found that street sweeps by the City of Vancouver lead to higher rates of violence, disrupted access to services, and overdose risk. Street sweeps involve police officers and city workers clearing…
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Summer COVID-19 surge looms
June 16, 2025Public health researchers warn of a potential global summer surge as a new highly transmissible COVID-19 variant spreads across Asia. NB.1.8.1 has been classified as a “variant under monitoring” by the World Health Organization and has already been detected in…
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Suspicious coughing in the classroom
March 5, 2025People like to boast about ditching class, and honestly, why not? Why would you spend two to three hours of your life — that is 180 minutes — stuck in a room with people you don’t know and will never…
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The climate’s health is ours
January 15, 2025There it is again, that funny feeling. Climate change is causing catastrophic floods, droughts, wildfires, atmospheric rivers, bomb cyclones, and extreme temperatures around the world. In seemingly unrelated news, the US just reported the country’s first death from H5N1 bird…
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Vancouver’s Clean Air Festival returns for its second year
September 16, 2024On September 15, the second annual Clean Air Festival was hosted at Slocan Park. The Clean Air Festival is an “immuno-inclusive,” hybrid event put together by a team of community members and organizations. Some organizations include Clean Air 604, a…
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Protect Our Province BC holds briefing on COVID-19 infections in hospitals
June 26, 2024On May 30, Protect Our Province BC hosted an online event where a panel of healthcare researchers discussed the prevalence of COVID-19 in healthcare settings, the lack of protective measures against its spread through the air, and its impact on…
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Masks should be mandatory in healthcare
May 22, 2024As of April 8, 2024, masks are “no longer required in healthcare settings” in BC. This decision comes after data showing decreased COVID-19 levels in the province. However, COVID-19 hasn’t suddenly become less dangerous, nor has it disappeared. Data surrounding…
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BC health advocates demand return of mandatory masks in healthcare
May 14, 2024In response to April’s removal of mandatory mask mandates in healthcare settings, BC’s health advocacy group DoNoHarm BC, joined by Protect Our Province BC and Masks4EastVan, are leading a campaign to urge the provincial government to reinstate these protections. The…
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SFU study highlights need for Long COVID awareness
May 9, 2024A report published in April by SFU’s newly-founded Pacific Institute on Pathogens, Pandemics and Society (PIPPS) emphasizes the need for broader awareness and understanding of Long COVID among healthcare professionals and the general public in Canada. Long COVID, as defined…
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