By NanaimoNewsNOW Staff

NEW CASES

Province confident in flu shot supply, two new COVID-19 cases in Island Health

Oct 15, 2020 | 3:34 PM

NANAIMO — B.C.’s top doctor is dispelling concerns about the availability and distribution of this year’s flu shot.

Dr. Bonnie Henry said there would be plenty to go around this year as the province transitions into the traditional cold and flu season.

“We have sufficient vaccine supplies. There have been no problems that we’ve identified with the supply that’s coming in. The supply chains are strong and there’s been no delays in the manufacture of the vaccine this year.”

During a briefing on Thursday, Oct. 15. Dr. Henry confirmed two new cases of COVID-19 for the Island Health region, part of 142 new across B.C. from the last 24 hours.

Over the same time span, just over 9,000 tests were conducted with a test-positive rate of 1.5 per cent.

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Across B.C., the number of active cases increased to 1,494 with only a handful within Island Health. Of the active cases, 74 are in hospital with 24 of those patients receiving intensive care.

Dr. Henry also said the first case of a respiratory syndrome called MISC, multi-system inflamatory syndrome in children, had been discovered.

The child, under the age of five, developed the syndrome in conjunction with exposure to COVID-19 but has since recovered.

“This is also a very severe illness. We know children are much less likely to be infected with COVID and to have very mild symptoms, but we can’t always tell who’s going to have these very severe outcomes,” Dr. Henry said.

To date, 16 children have been monitored for the syndrome in B.C.

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