COVID-19 in B.C.: Over 700 new cases; deaths in all five health regions; and more - The Georgia Straight

Due to National Day for Truth and Reconciliation being observed as a holiday today, the B.C Health Ministry stated that it is unable to provide hospitalization numbers, active cases or recovered cases for today’s update.

These numbers, however, will be available in tomorrow's bulletin, the ministry stated.

From what was reported, there were deaths in all five health regions, but there weren’t any new healthcare outbreaks declared.

Once again, the B.C. Health Ministry stated that the numbers of total and new cases are provisional due to a delayed data refresh.

Today, the B.C. Health Ministry is reporting 749 new COVID-19 cases.

The new cases include:

• 267 new cases in Fraser Health;
• 157 new cases in Interior Health;
• 148 new cases in Northern Health;
• 113 new cases in Vancouver Coastal Health;
• 64 new cases in Island Health;
• no new cases of people who reside outside of Canada.

Currently, there are 145 COVID-19 patients are in intensive care units. The B.C. Health Ministry stated that the number of yesterday's ICU cases has been adjusted to 142 from 146 after a correction from Interior Health.

Tragically, nine new deaths have been reported, which brings the overall total fatalities to 1,962 people who have died of COVID-19-related reasons.

The new deaths include three in Fraser Health, two in Interior Health, two in Island Health, and one each in Northern Health and Vancouver Coastal Health.

B.C. has reported a cumulative total of 186,994 COVID-19 cases during the pandemic.

B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix

Province of British Columbia

As of today, 88 percent (4,078,469) of eligible people 12 and older in B.C. have received their first dose, and 81 percent (3,756,363) have received their second dose.

In addition, 88.5 percent (3,827,508) of all eligible adults in B.C. have received their first dose and 81.8 percent (3,539,236) have received their second dose.

The B.C. Health Ministry stated that people who haven’t been fully vaccinated accounted for 71.2 percent of COVID-19 cases from September 22 to 28, and accounted for 80.6 percent of hospitalizations from September 15 to 28.

Since December, B.C. has administered 7,846,714 doses of Pfizer, Moderna, and AstraZeneca vaccines.

Out of a total of 5,251 COVID-19 cases from September 22 to 28, there were:

• 3,367 unvaccinated people (64.1 percent);
• 373 partially vaccinated people (7.1 percent);
• 1,511 fully vaccinated people (28.8 percent).

Out of a total of 444 hospitalized cases from September 15 to 28, there were:

• 317 unvaccinated people (71.4 percent);
• 41 partially vaccinated people (9.2 percent);
• 86 fully vaccinated people (19.4 percent).

For COVID-19 cases per 100,000 population (after adjusting for age) from September 22 to 28, there were:

• 303.4 unvaccinated people;
• 101.6 partially vaccinated people;
• 37.4 fully vaccinated people.

For hospitalized cases per 100,000 population (after adjusting for age) from September 15 to 28, there were:

• 46.5 unvaccinated people;
• 17.1 partially vaccinated people;
• 2 fully vaccinated people.

There weren’t any new outbreaks declared, which leaves a total of 22 active outbreaks at healthcare facilities.

Sobeys has listed the Safeway located at 9123 100th Street in Fort St. John as having one employee, who last worked there on September 25, as testing positive.

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After pressuring millions of people to take the Moderna vaccine, Ontario's government warns against it - Rebel News

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Things have become so politicized, the experts have conducted themselves so abusively, the politicians have been so authoritarian, the police have been so brutal, the vaccine passports are so invasive, that they really don’t have a reservoir of goodwill anymore. All they have are threats — that’s why people are taking the vaccines now.

Everyone has had a year to think about it. If you wanted it, you got it. Anyone who hasn’t got it yet has a reason, and so if they give up that reason, it’s only because they have a gun to their head. That’s not democracy, and that sure isn’t medicine.

But look at how proud YouTube is:

Since last year, we’ve removed over 130,000 videos for violating our COVID-19 vaccine policies.

My only question is: is that their own authoritarian decision, or did they get a huge payment form Pfizer or Moderna to make that decision? And would we know?

Well look at this:

Ontario now recommending against Moderna vaccine for men 18-24 years old

The Ontario government is now recommending males aged 18 to 24 take Pfizer over Moderna as their COVID-19 vaccination due to the number of young men who have experienced myocarditis after getting the vaccine.

That’s a nice way of saying: stop taking Moderna.

In the entire pandemic, going back 18 months, a grand total of 6 people have died under age 20. Out of a population of three million. So, a one in 500,000 risk of death for people under age 20. One in 500,000. And one in 5,000 get heart inflammation.

Imagine taking the Moderna vaccine because you want to be safe. No — at this point, people are taking it so they don’t get fired.

How many people have died because of that?

So are we allowed to talk about any of this? Or only after? How many young men got jabbed, under duress, with Moderna, only to be later told not to do it. Just like with AstraZeneca. And what next?

This isn’t about health. This is about power and control and bullying and peer pressure — and big, big business.

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Health News Roundup: Safe to give COVID-19 shot and flu vaccine at the same time - UK study; Japan's Takeda says 'human error' caused contamination of Moderna vaccines and more - Devdiscourse

Following is a summary of current health news briefs.

Safe to give COVID-19 shot and flu vaccine at the same time - UK study

It is safe for people to receive a COVID-19 vaccine and a flu shot at the same time and it does not negatively impact the immune response produced by either, a British study found on Thursday. Britain and other northern hemisphere countries are bracing for a tough winter and the possibility of a surge in flu cases as COVID-19 restrictions are eased and social distancing measures relaxed.

Japan's Takeda says 'human error' caused contamination of Moderna vaccines

Japan's Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd said on Friday that "human error" caused metal contaminants to get into Moderna Inc COVID-19 vaccine doses, leading to a recall. Takeda, which imports and distributes the vaccine in Japan, and Moderna said in a new report that a Spanish manufacturer discovered contaminants in some vials in July, but supplies from the same production were allowed to be shipped to Japan.

Malaysia approves Sinovac's COVID-19 vaccine for ages 12 to 17

Malaysia has given conditional approval for a COVID-19 vaccine made by China's Sinovac to be used on young people aged between 12 and 17, its health ministry said on Friday. Teenagers younger than 18 began receiving COVID-19 doses last month after vaccinations of more than 80% of adults were completed in one of Southeast Asia's fastest vaccine rollouts that have covered 62% of a population of 32 million.

U.S. judge upholds COVID-19 vaccine requirement for those with 'natural immunity'

A U.S. judge upheld the University of California's COVID-19 vaccine requirement against a challenge by a professor who alleged he had immunity due to a prior coronavirus infection, in what appears to be the first ruling on the issue. U.S. District Court Judge James Selna in Santa Ana, California, said the university system acted rationally to protect public health by mandating the vaccine and not exempting individuals with some level of immunity from infection.

Judge issues last-minute delay to Montana abortion laws hours after taking case

A Montana judge on Thursday issued a temporary, 11th-hour halt to enforcement of three state laws restricting abortion, a ruling issued just hours after he was assigned to preside over a Planned Parenthood legal challenge. Yellowstone County District Judge Michael Moses said he was granted a temporary restraining order sought by Planned Parenthood one day before the restrictions were set to take effect on Friday because he needed more time to study the case.

New Zealand's Auckland logs more Delta cases ahead of key decision on restrictions

New Zealand logged 19 more cases of the highly infectious Delta coronavirus variant on Friday - all in Auckland, making it highly likely that the country's biggest city will continue to be sealed off even if some restrictions are eased next week. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern enforced what was meant to be a "short and sharp" nationwide lockdown nationwide in mid-August after the Delta outbreak. But while the rest of the country has largely returned to normal life, Auckland's population of 1.7 million has now been in lockdown for about seven weeks.

Malaysia posts record monthly COVID-19 deaths as authorities cite backlog

Malaysia recorded 9,671 deaths due to COVID-19 in September, the deadliest month since the pandemic began, government data showed on Friday, though authorities have said the increase was mostly due to the delayed inclusion of fatalities from previous months. The spike has pushed Malaysia's death toll to among the highest per capita in Asia, even as new infections have slowed in recent weeks amid a ramped-up vaccination program.

U.S. House panel approves fourth bill aimed at drug prices

The U.S. House Judiciary Committee voted Thursday to approve a fourth bill aimed at tackling high drug prices, approving a measure that would make it easier for biosimilar drugs, cheaper versions of expensive biotech drugs, to come to market. The same panel voted Wednesday to send three related bills to the House floor for consideration.

California judge questions counties' opioid case against drugmakers at trial's end

A California judge on Thursday said several large counties accusing four drugmakers of fueling an opioid epidemic had presented a "dearth of evidence" during a multi-billion dollar trial to support finding the companies' pain pill marketing caused the health crisis. Judge Peter Wilson sharply questioned the counties' lawyer during closing arguments about what evidence would support finding Johnson & Johnson, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd, Endo International PLC, and AbbVie Inc's Allergan unit liable for the epidemic.

More than 2 million U.S. school kids report using e-cigarettes this year - CDC study

An estimated 2.06 million U.S. middle and high school students are using electronic cigarettes with Puff Bar, Vuse, and Juul among the most popular products, according to data from a 2021 survey analyzed by health officials. The data, published on Thursday in the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, showed the use of the potentially addictive nicotine devices may have declined from 3.6 million students in 2020.

(This story has not been edited by Devdiscourse staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)

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Quebec lifts capacity limits on venues with assigned seating, including for NHL games - CBC.ca

Quebec health authorities are lifting capacity restrictions on venues with assigned seating starting Oct. 8 but say it's too soon to permit larger indoor private gatherings.

Health Minister Christian Dubé made the announcement Thursday, saying anyone attending events at those venues will need to show proof of vaccination and wear a mask.

The new rules apply to cinemas, theatres, conferences and graduation ceremonies, and they will also permit Montreal's Bell Centre to be at full capacity for the Canadiens' first NHL home game in October.

Dubé says Quebec has done well during the month of September, but it remains too early to declare victory in the fight against COVID-19 or to lift the 10-person indoor gathering limit inside private homes.

Earlier in the day, Quebec reported 655 new cases of COVID-19 and two more deaths attributed to the novel coronavirus.

Quebec public health says the number of hospitalizations rose by five, to 311, and 91 people were in intensive care, unchanged from the day before.

The province's Ministry of Security says police forces across the province have issued 34 tickets related to the province's vaccine passport system.

Proof of vaccination has been required for a range of non-essential businesses and services in the province since Sept. 1, but fines ranging from $1,000 to $6,000 were not issued during an initial two-week grace period.

Ministry of Security spokesperson Marie-Josée Montminy says 31 tickets were issued between Sept. 20 and Sept. 26, adding that police conducted 1,726 inspections related to the health order.

Quebec's public health institute says 89.4 per cent of residents 12 and over have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and 85.4 per cent are considered adequately vaccinated.

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