Karina Zeidler

This is a photo of a person wearing a mask. The photo is taken very close to their face, so only the mask can be seen.
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BC’s pandemic budget may “wind down” in 2024

Peak Web February 6, 2024

Editor’s note: A previous version of this piece misspelled Dr. Karina Zeidler's last name as "Zeilder," but has now been corrected.  By: Michelle Young, Opinions Editor BC’s budget and fiscal report covers a “three year fiscal plan” for housing, sustainability, and healthcare. The report states, “As the funding for pandemic contingencies are set to wind down by the end of 2023/24, it is anticipated that the Ministry of Health will wind down or integrate any services into ministry operations, as appropriate, to support the ongoing health and well-being of British Columbians.”  The report did not elaborate, and The Peak reached…

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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

By: 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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This is a photo of an individual on a bus wearing a mask. The two people next to them are also wearing masks.
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BC’s first annual clean air festival promotes immunocompromised accessibility

Peak Web September 14, 2023

By: Eden Chipperfield, News Writer On September 2, BC’s first annual Clean Air Festival occurred at Trout Lake in East Vancouver. The event is supported by Protect Our Province, Safe Schools Coalition BC, Masks4EastVan, and Do No Harm BC. It…

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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

By: 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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