Tag Archives: Health
Interior Health opens COVID-19 vaccine bookings March 8
KAMLOOPS - Seniors aged 90 and over, and Indigenous peoples aged 65 and over, can finally book their COVID-19 vaccine appointments.Interior Health will open its call centre on Monday, March 8. The cal...
Doug Collins Mar 06, 2021
First shipment of AstraZeneca vaccine arrives amid confusion over its use for seniors
OTTAWA - The first doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine are set to arrive in Canada today as confusion persists over who should get it.Canada is to receive 500,000 doses of the vaccine, th...
Mar 03, 2021
Boogie the Bridge organizers plan for another COVID-safe event in 2021
KAMLOOPS - About a year ago, the annual run-up to Boogie the Bridge had just begun. A week later, the COVID-19 pandemic shrouded the future of the 2020 event in uncertainty."It's been a tough couple o...
Mar 02, 2021
McArthur Island and TCC to be used for future mass vaccination clinics
KAMLOOPS - Mass COVID-19 vaccination clinics won't be happening for some time, but the City of Kamloops will be ready when the time comes. Kamloops Mayor Ken Christian says preliminary plans have been...
Mar 02, 2021
Potential COVID-19 exposures at half-dozen Kamloops, Merritt schools
KAMLOOPS - Five more Kamloops schools and one addition Merritt school are all under watch for potential COVID-19 exposures last week.Arthur Stevenson Elementary, South Kamloops Secondary, and Valleyvi...
James Peters Mar 01, 2021
Health Canada approves AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine
Health Canada has approved AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine, adding a third vaccine to the list available in Canada and potentially quickening the pace at which Canadians can be vaccinated against the v...
Feb 26, 2021
Health Canada approves AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine
Health Canada has approved AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine, adding a third vaccine to the list available in Canada and potentially quickening the pace at which Canadians can be vaccinated against the v...
James Peters Feb 26, 2021
Feds need plan to vaccinate urban Indigenous, says head of Friendship Centres group
OTTAWA - The head of the National Association of Friendship Centres says Ottawa should have a cohesive COVID-19 vaccine rollout plan for Indigenous people, including in urban areas. Executive director...
Feb 24, 2021
Social agencies, Interior Health working to contain COVID-19 increase in Kamloops homeless population
KAMLOOPS - As seen with community transmission case counts, the Kamloops homeless population is also dealing with an increase in COVID-19 infections. More people experiencing homelessness in Kamloops ...
Feb 23, 2021
Not to be sniffed at: Agony of post-COVID-19 loss of smell
NICE, France - The doctor slid a miniature camera into the patient's right nostril, making her whole nose glow red with its bright miniature light. "Tickles a bit, eh?" he asked as he rummaged around ...
Feb 23, 2021
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