Health

First shipment of AstraZeneca vaccine arrives amid confusion over its use for seniors

OTTAWA - The first doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine are set to arrive in Canada today as confusion persists over who should get it.Canada is to receive 500,000 doses of the vaccine, th...

Mar 03, 2021

B.C. focused on 'maximizing the benefit' of widespread COVID-19 vaccinations, 23 new Island Health cases

NANAIMO - More first doses for more people is the mantra for public health as the COVID-19 pandemic rolls on.Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry echoed Monday's update on the vaccine rollout pl...

Mar 02, 2021

Overdose epidemic dips to pre-pandemic levels in Nanaimo, central Vancouver Island

NANAIMO - The ongoing overdose epidemic in the Nanaimo region has dropped significantly, despite record-breaking highs across the province. New data from the BC Coroners Service showed two people fata...

Mar 02, 2021

COVID immunization clinic confirmed for Parksville

PARKSVILLE - The first COVID-19 immunization clinic for the Oceanside region is confirmed. The Parksville Community Centre will turn into a vaccination clinic from March 15 through September, open 12 ...

Mar 02, 2021

Ladysmith Secondary suffers further COVID-19 exposure

LADYSMITH - The number of COVID-19 exposure events at Ladysmith Secondary continues to grow. The Nanaimo-Ladysmith School District on Monday, March 1 confirmed another exposure event on Feb. 23 to 25....

Mar 01, 2021

COVID-19 outbreak at Eden Gardens long-term care home declared over

NANAIMO - Long-term care homes in Nanaimo are now COVID-19 free.Island Health announced on Monday, March 1, the ongoing outbreak at Eden Gardens long-term care home was over following no further trans...

Mar 01, 2021

Province extends time between first & second COVID-19 vaccine dose, enters phase two of plan

NANAIMO - The province is strengthening its focus on providing more first COVID-19 vaccine doses rather than a quicker turnaround for the second. Public health announced on Monday, March 1 it will now...

Alex Rawnsley Mar 01, 2021

More vaccines approved as COVID-19 case counts rise

NANAIMO - New vaccines remain on the horizon with daily case counts in B.C. continuing to climb.A joint statement from the province and public health confirmed 589 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C., the h...

Feb 26, 2021

Health Canada approves AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine

Health Canada has approved AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine, adding a third vaccine to the list available in Canada and potentially quickening the pace at which Canadians can be vaccinated against the v...

Feb 26, 2021

Health Canada approves AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine

Health Canada has approved AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine, adding a third vaccine to the list available in Canada and potentially quickening the pace at which Canadians can be vaccinated against the v...

Feb 26, 2021