Raising concern of COVID-19 sub-variants and a potential surge, the British Columbia government is preparing for a “very challenging” fall, reiterating no options are off the table..Speaking at a news conference Monday regarding the development of a new hospital, BC’s Health Minister Adrian Dix reminded British Columbians the pandemic, from his perspective, remains very much a risk to safety..“Everyone should be planning to get another dose in the fall, everybody,” said Dix..What the provincial health minister means by “dose” is, of course, an injection of COVID-19 vaccine, and Dix alluded to said doses being modified to combat particular strains come the fall, much like flu vaccines..When asked if the province will consider bringing back previous COVID-related restrictions, Dix said there is no immediate plans to do so, however “no option is ever excluded.”.Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry previously said mandates, such as mandatory masking and vaccine passports will never be abandoned, but rather “kept in our back pockets for times we may need to use them again.”.“This virus is going to be with us for some time,” Henry told the public during her last major COVID update in May..Calling vaccines “a magic bullet,” she said British Columbians must look to places like Hong Kong and Shanghai to “see what can happen” without the vaccine’s protection..Both of the aforementioned cities have been subject to extraordinary lockdowns..Henry then shifted her focus to the coming fall..“We need to be prepared that we’re going to see a surge in the fall, and there are things that we will have to go back to … to remember,” she said..“I hope, and I expect that we’ll never have to put in orders that require people to do those things, like we did when we didn’t know what was going on over the last two and-a-half years, but we will rely on each other to take those measures when we start to see things increase in transmission again.”.Fast forward nearly two months after her update and Henry’s words continue to be echoed by Dix and bureaucrats alike, both on a provincial and federal level..According to Blacklock's Reporter, when Canada’s Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos was asked if he was setting the stage for vaccine mandates to return in the fall Monday, he replied, “We must continue to fight against COVID.”.Under a provincial health order, BC healthcare workers in hospitals, long-term care, and community care settings must still be vaccinated against COVID in order to work..The BC Public Service Agency also requires its 30,000 employees to have been twice injected, and the province has not provided a timeline for when the workers will be allowed to return.."Right now it's important if you're called to get your vaccine — fourth, third, second or first — to get it," Dix told British Columbians Monday..The minister previously said he can’t think of “any reason” why some people don’t want the vaccine.
Raising concern of COVID-19 sub-variants and a potential surge, the British Columbia government is preparing for a “very challenging” fall, reiterating no options are off the table..Speaking at a news conference Monday regarding the development of a new hospital, BC’s Health Minister Adrian Dix reminded British Columbians the pandemic, from his perspective, remains very much a risk to safety..“Everyone should be planning to get another dose in the fall, everybody,” said Dix..What the provincial health minister means by “dose” is, of course, an injection of COVID-19 vaccine, and Dix alluded to said doses being modified to combat particular strains come the fall, much like flu vaccines..When asked if the province will consider bringing back previous COVID-related restrictions, Dix said there is no immediate plans to do so, however “no option is ever excluded.”.Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry previously said mandates, such as mandatory masking and vaccine passports will never be abandoned, but rather “kept in our back pockets for times we may need to use them again.”.“This virus is going to be with us for some time,” Henry told the public during her last major COVID update in May..Calling vaccines “a magic bullet,” she said British Columbians must look to places like Hong Kong and Shanghai to “see what can happen” without the vaccine’s protection..Both of the aforementioned cities have been subject to extraordinary lockdowns..Henry then shifted her focus to the coming fall..“We need to be prepared that we’re going to see a surge in the fall, and there are things that we will have to go back to … to remember,” she said..“I hope, and I expect that we’ll never have to put in orders that require people to do those things, like we did when we didn’t know what was going on over the last two and-a-half years, but we will rely on each other to take those measures when we start to see things increase in transmission again.”.Fast forward nearly two months after her update and Henry’s words continue to be echoed by Dix and bureaucrats alike, both on a provincial and federal level..According to Blacklock's Reporter, when Canada’s Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos was asked if he was setting the stage for vaccine mandates to return in the fall Monday, he replied, “We must continue to fight against COVID.”.Under a provincial health order, BC healthcare workers in hospitals, long-term care, and community care settings must still be vaccinated against COVID in order to work..The BC Public Service Agency also requires its 30,000 employees to have been twice injected, and the province has not provided a timeline for when the workers will be allowed to return.."Right now it's important if you're called to get your vaccine — fourth, third, second or first — to get it," Dix told British Columbians Monday..The minister previously said he can’t think of “any reason” why some people don’t want the vaccine.
