Tag: Vancouver Coastal Health

Harms From Vaccine Mandates May Outweigh Benefits, Say Vancouver Coastal Health Officials

A group of regional health officials in B.C. advised the University of British Columbia in mid-February that vaccine mandates, passports, and segregated lockdowns may do more harm than good—advice that appears to be at odds with provincial health officer Bonnie Henry’s stance. In a letter to University of British Columbia (UBC) President Dr. Santo Ono…


Dogs Trained to Detect COVID 19 in Vancouver Health Care Facilities

VANCOUVER—Researchers in Vancouver are working to unleash a new weapon they hope will defeat the spread of the virus that causes COVID-19. The canine scent detection program at Vancouver Coastal Health is expanding to including dogs trained to sniff out COVID-19. The program, formed five years ago to detect and reduce cases of the easily…