Masks4EastVan
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 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 services, including at emergency, in-patient, and long-term facilities. The…
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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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BC’s first annual clean air festival promotes immunocompromised accessibility
September 14, 2023On 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 promoted an accessible space where…
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Masks4EastVan notes the importance of wearing masks
November 14, 2022Masks4EastVan is an initiative started by two SFU students. Jane Shi is a fine arts graduate student and Vivian Ly is an undergraduate student. Both identifying as queer people of colour, they began this initiative to put pressure on the…
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