Dr. Bonnie Henry: Data shows less than 5% of COVID-19 cases in B.C. right now are among people who are fully vaccinated. 78% of cases are people who are not vaccinated + 18% of cases are one dose.
DBH: Each health authority will be offering new ways to deliver vaccines. This effort is critical for step 4 because more people are travelling to B.C. Dancing, fall fairs, unrestricted weddings will be possible if this plan is followed.
Horgan begins the press conference first to speak about the "senseless North Shore violence... I cannot express my sorrow for the people involved."
Now onto COVID-19: Premier Horgan says there have been a number of challenges: cases are "unacceptably high.” Percentage of positive tests up about 50 per cent in some regions. Ages 20-39 ARE putting the rest of us at risk “do not blow this for the rest of us” #COVID19BC
Dr. Henry: B.C. is experiencing ongoing transmission in the north and Interior - in areas that had not previously been affected. #COVID19BC
Dr. Henry: Data tells us there is no area of the province that has been spared by #COVID19. But there has been a decrease in Fraser region & Surrey #COVID19BC
Officials provide update on systemic racism report in B.C.'s healthcare system pscp.tv/w/cuscKjEyOTUw…
Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond: The evidence shows that Indigenous people in B.C. are receiving services that is skewed away from primary, preventative care, and pushes them to secondary or tertiary care and treatment.
Turpel-Lafond: The inadequacy of B.C.'s primary care system is evident. There's a high burden of disease amongst Indigenous people in B.C. First Nations people, in particular, among all ages have comparatively lower attachment rates to GPs and nurse practitioners.
LIVE: B.C. officials announce 'enhanced' health and safety guidelines for K-12 schools | #bcedpscp.tv/w/curcYzEyOTUw…
B.C. Education Minister Jennifer Whiteside says she has heard from many families that it means a lot for them to be with teachers and friends in classrooms. She says keeping classrooms open remains a priority for the province.
BREAKING: Masks are now mandatory for students and staff inside high schools and middle schools in B.C. Masks can come off while students are at their workstation in the classroom, while they're eating and drinking, or while a barrier is in place.