Straight talk from doctors on COVID-19: How to stay safe this winter
There is a lot of information being shared about the latest COVID-19 restrictions ordered by BC’s Provincial Health Officer, Dr Bonnie Henry.
There is a lot of information being shared about the latest COVID-19 restrictions ordered by BC’s Provincial Health Officer, Dr Bonnie Henry.
“I don’t see myself as invincible…I’m just your average ordinary everyday superhero. Trying to save the world, but never really sure.” – Smash Mouth
A new BC Ministry of Health policy states patients and visitors must wear medical masks when entering and leaving health care facilities, including community physician offices, during the COVID-19 pandemic.
As COVID-19 case numbers rise in BC, Doctors of BC is urging British Columbians to wear masks when indoors at public facilities and outdoors where it is difficult to physically distance.
Doctors of BC thanks Dr Bonnie Henry for her stronger stance on wearing a mask
In a recent President’s Letter (log-In required), Dr Kathleen Ross updated BC’s doctors on supports available to them as the pandemic moves into the fall and winter.
With the ongoing pandemic and the flu season soon to be upon us, people are talking about the possible impact of a twindemic, a scenario in which a severe influenza season coincides with a surge of COVID-19 cases.
The COVID-19 pandemic has created a new way of living that many of us are still becoming accustomed to. We have had to change how we work, how we shop for groceries, and how we socialize with friends.
It is inevitable that as the school year progresses, children will show symptoms of cold, flu, or other illness. During this pandemic, parents will be asking themselves: