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Protect Our Province BC holds briefing on COVID-19 infections in hospitals
June 26, 2024By: Yashita Dhillon, Peak Associate and Petra Chase, Editor-in-Chief On 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 vulnerable patients. Protect Our Province BC is an organization of scientists, healthcare workers, and community advocates calling on BC’s health authorities to enforce evidence-based policies to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The panellists included Dr. Victor Leung, who specializes in infection prevention. Leung explained healthcare-associated infections are acquired while receiving healthcare…
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Advocacy group calls for stronger COVID-19 measures this fall
September 19, 2023By: Michelle Young, Opinions Editor 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,…
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DoNoHarmBC protests the removal of mandatory masks in healthcare settings
May 15, 2023By: Michelle Young, Opinions Editor 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…
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