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COVID-19: Vancouver Island, BC (Central & North)

Collected by: Vancouver Island University

Archived since: Mar, 2020

Description:

In March 2020 the Canadian Web Archiving Coalition (CWAC) stated: "The deadly flu outbreak of 1918-19 is often called the ‘forgotten pandemic.’ Our responsibility now is to ensure the lessons of COVID-19 are not forgotten. Our collective efforts to capture and preserve the essential online elements of this unprecedented event are critical." (CARL-ABRC). The COVID-19: Vancouver Island, BC (Central & North) Web Archive reflects community experiences and responses to the pandemic in the region served by Vancouver Island University, documenting and supporting diverse aspects of scholarly inquiry, creativity, and community life. The Web Archive is intended to provide a body of information that will support scholarship, creativity, and study. Information rights related to web archiving include considerations of copyright and fair dealing, and of individual and community privacy. The following are among principles and resources that guide web archiving decisions: Ethics of care, for example in VIU Library’s Pledge to our user communities; OCAP® principles, and awareness of relationality and accountability to Indigenous communities, and potential impacts related to web archiving; Good practice and expert advice, emerging and accessed through communities of practice, e.g. the Canadian Web Archiving Coalition (CWAC); and VIU Library, Evolution of Physical Collections: 2017-2021 VIU Library, Special Collections Guidelines (Under review 2020). Web archives are informed by available capture technologies and also by affordances of the content source; not all websites can be successfully crawled or rendered, and quality of archived versions varies. This project is supported by VIU's Special Funding for COVID-19 research projects and carried out in coordination with the University of Victoria’s COVID-19 Collection and the Canadian Web Archiving Coalition. Contact us at research.help@viu.ca with questions or for more information about content included in the Web Archive. [Working description 2021 April 6]

Subject:   Spontaneous Events Society & Culture Science & Health COVID-19 (Disease) Vancouver Island

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Title: Spectrum Community | ExposureWatch

URL: https://exposure.watch/places/024b1/spectrum-community-victoria-bc-ca/

Description: December 2021: Spectrum Community has 6 exposure reports in the past 14 days! Exposure dates: December 8 & 10 - 17, 2021. January 2022: Spectrum Community has 1 exposure reports in the past 14 days! Exposure date: January 25, 2022. February 2022 Update #1: Spectrum Community has 1 exposure reports in the past 14 days! Exposure date: February 7, 2022. February 2022 Update #2: Spectrum Community has 2 exposure reports in the past 14 days! Exposure date: February 7 & 14, 2022.

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Subject:   Spectrum Community School Greater Victoria School District Island Health

Title: Quarterway Elementary | ExposureWatch

URL: https://exposure.watch/places/15554/quarterway-elementary-nanaimo-bc-ca/

Description: December 2021 Update #1: Quarterway Elementary has 5 exposure reports in the past 14 days! Exposure dates: November 19 -26, 2022, plus 1 additional exposure on unknown dates. December 2021 Update #2: Quarterway Elementary has 8 exposure reports in the past 14 days! Exposure dates: November 25 - December 9, 2022, plus 1 additional exposure on unknown dates. January 2022 Update #1: Quarterway Elementary has 1 exposure reports in the past 14 days! Exposure date: January 17, 2022. January 2022 Update #2: Quarterway Elementary has 7 exposure reports in the past 14 days! Exposure date: January 17 & 20 - 21, 2022, plus 3 additional exposures on unknown dates. January 2022 Update #3: Quarterway Elementary has 8 exposure reports in the past 14 days! Exposure date: January 17, 20 - 21, & 24 - 26, 2022, plus 3 additional exposures on unknown dates. February 2022: Quarterway Elementary has 8 exposure reports in the past 14 days! Exposure dates: January 17, 20 - 21, & 24 - 26, 2022, plus 3 additional exposures on unknown dates. September 2022: Quarterway Elementary has 1 exposure reports in the past 14 days! Exposure date: September 15, 2022.

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Subject:   École Quarterway Elementary School Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools Island Health

Title: Huband Park Elementary | ExposureWatch

URL: https://exposure.watch/places/4b58d/huband-park-elementary-courtenay-bc-ca/

Description: December 2021 Update #1: Huband Park Elementary has 3 exposure reports in the past 14 days! Exposure dates: November 24 - December 1, 2021. December 2021 Update #2: Huband Park Elementary has 6 exposure reports in the past 14 days! Exposure dates: November 24 - December 4 & December 7 - 10, 2021. January 2022: Huband Park Elementary has 2 exposure reports in the past 14 days! Exposure dates: January 19 - 21 & 25 - 28, 2022. February 2022: Huband Park Elementary has 1 exposure reports in the past 14 days! Exposure dates: February 15 - 17, 2022.

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Subject:   Huband Park Elementary School Comox Valley Schools Island Health

Title: Brooklyn Elementary | ExposureWatch

URL: https://exposure.watch/places/fb592/brooklyn-elementary-comox-bc-ca/

Description: December 2021 Update #1: Brooklyn Elementary has 3 exposure reports in the past 14 days! Exposure dates: December 7 - 10, 2021. December 2021 Update #2: Brooklyn Elementary has 7 exposure reports in the past 14 days! Exposure dates: December 7 - 10 & 13 - 17, 2021. January 2022: Brooklyn Elementary has 1 exposure reports in the past 14 days! Exposure dates: January 17 - 18, 2022. February 2022: Brooklyn Elementary has 1 exposure reports in the past 14 days! Exposure date: February 14, 2022. September 2022: Brooklyn Elementary has 1 exposure reports in the past 14 days! Exposure dates: September 12 - 14, 2022. December 2022: Brooklyn Elementary has 1 exposure reports in the past 14 days! Exposure date: November 29, 2022.

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Subject:   Brooklyn Elementary School Comox Valley Schools Island Health

Title: COVID response for the 2022 season | Kingfisher Wilderness Adventures

URL: https://kingfisher.ca/covid-response/

Description: As part of the BC Restart Plan, Kingfisher has been working with a number of different kayak operators and other adventure tourism operators to develop COVID related best practices and procedure to operate tours.

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Subject:   Kingfisher Wilderness Adventures Vaccinations

Title: Frank Ney Memorial Polar Bear Swim cancelled for second straight year | Nanaimo News Now

URL: https://nanaimonewsnow.com/2021/12/15/frank-ney-memorial-polar-bear-swim-cancelled-for-second-straight-year/

Description: A Boxing Day tradition at Departure Bay Beach has been put on ice for another year.

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Subject:   Frank Ney Memorial Polar Bear Swim Ney, Brad Omicron Variant Variants of Concern

Title: [Prince Rupert vaccination clinic closure information] | Northern Health

URL: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FGsgA6hUcAAg3Er?format=png&name=900x900

Description: andrew kurjata on Twitter: "Every tool in the toolbox"

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Subject:   Northern Health Vaccinations

Title: Public advisory: Three confirmed cases of COVID-19 at Comox Military Family Resource Centre daycares | December 15, 2021 | Comox Military Family Resource Centre

URL: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FGyGw4JVIAANvEu?format=jpg&name=large

Description: BC School Covid Tracker on Twitter: "Exposure Kinnikinnik Daycare in Comox 3 confirmed cases. The centre will be closed until January 3rd."

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Subject:   Day Care Centres Kinnikinnik Childcare Centre 19 Wing Family Centre Island Health Comox Military Family Resource Centre Canadian Forces Base Comox

Title: COVID-19: UVic men's rugby team's Omicron outbreak linked to national tournament | The Province

URL: https://theprovince.com/sports/rugby/covid-19-uvic-mens-rugby-teams-omicron-outbreak-linked-to-national-tournament/

Description: A post-tournament party at the men’s rugby university national championships last month in Ontario is being linked to a countrywide outbreak of the Omicron variant.

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Subject:   Omicron Variant Variants of Concern University of Victoria Henry, Bonnie 2021 Canadian University Men’s Rugby Championship Queen's University Delta Variant University of British Columbia University of Guelph University of Calgary Concordia University Dalhousie University Royal Military College Rugby

Title: CCAA women's basketball national championships | VIU Mariners

URL: https://twitter.com/VIUMariners/status/1471316921941299202/

Description: VIU Mariners on Twitter: "Xmas gift idea! A limited # of 2022 @CCAAsportsACSC Women's Basketball National Championship tournament passes will go on sale tomorrow at 12noon @VIUniversity Gymnasium. Only $30 #CCAAwbb2022 @islandsports1 @NavigatorVIU @pacwestbc @viunews"

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Subject:   Vancouver Island University Vancouver Island University | Athletics and Recreation Basketball Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association

Title: Alcohol consumption in B.C. spikes | CBC News

URL: https://twitter.com/i/status/1471322440110198784/

Description: CBC British Columbia on Twitter: "A new study from the University of Victoria shows there’s been a spike in alcohol consumption during the pandemic. British Columbians drank more during the first year of COVID than in any year in the last 20. @anitabathe spoke with the lead researcher behind the data."

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Subject:   University of Victoria Naimi, Tim

Title: [Martlet tries to trace COVID-19 spread at UVic]

URL: https://twitter.com/katekorte/status/1471245764370190337/

Description: Kate Elizabeth Korte on Twitter: "We @themartlet are trying to trace how COVID-19 spread at UVic. If you've got information on this, please send it my way! edit@martlet.ca or visit https://martlet.ca/uvic-covid-tracker to learn more about out work. / We know that 30 delta cases resulted from two social events and 4 omicron cases were from that rugby tournament. With 124 cases as of Monday, we're looking for more information about how it got to that point. / Also, we just want to trace numbers. We aren't focussed on putting names to those numbers so if you'd like to explore anonymity that is certainly something we can discuss. We would not publish a name of a source without their expressed consent."

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Subject:   University of Victoria Martlet Delta Variant Variants of Concern Omicron Variant Rugby 2021 Canadian University Men’s Rugby Championship

Title: [Comments about experience with the Omicron variant]

URL: https://twitter.com/nursembrown/status/1471325427549437958/

Description: Meaghan Brown (she/her) on Twitter: "#Omicron is in #BC & at more than 44 cases as of yesterday. I'm currently #Covid_19 + & day 5 isolation. I'm double vaxxed & followed public health guidance. I have Omicron vs delta typical symptoms. Contact tracing guidance I received from PH is out of date & DANGEROUS. / Why do I think I have Omicron? Rapid incubation from likely contact (48 hours). Minimal respiratory symptoms, more myalgia, fever, headache, fatigue. No loss taste/smell. My close contacts developed the same symptoms *also within 48 hours* of contact with me and are RAT +. / Guidance from PH: my vaccinated (2 dose) close contacts DON'T have to self isolate, just self monitor & isolate if symptoms. This is despite recent Pfizer data suggesting 2 doses are about 35% effective against omicron. Luckily, they decided to self-isolate anyway. / Quick side note: we need boosters for everyone, now, not at 6 months post dose 2. My 6 month date was Dec 10. I was likely exposed Dec 9 or earlier. I just received my booster invite today, Dec 15th. / Today @adriandix announced no new measures. Emphasized that omicron is a problem in ON now, encouragers BC to be vigilant. Based on current contact tracing policies alone, omicron is definitely already a BIG #BC problem. / *encouraged"

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Subject:   Omicron Variant Variants of Concern Vaccinations Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine

Title: COVID-19 exposure notification: [Dunsmuir Middle School] | December 15, 2021 | Island Health

URL: https://us-api.knack.com/v1/applications/5faae3b10442ac00165da195/download/asset/61ba7650c065cd001e0385c2/20211215dunsmuirmiddle6letteredited.jpg

Description: A COVID-19 exposure occurred within your school class. Date(s) of potential exposure occurred: December 6th, 2021.

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Subject:   Island Health Sooke School District Dunsmuir Middle School

Title: Notification about COVID-19: Departure Bay Elementary School | December 15, 2021 | Island Health

URL: https://us-api.knack.com/v1/applications/5faae3b10442ac00165da195/download/asset/61baa2ad3f5d4e001e937e3d/20211215departurebayelementary12letter.jpg

Description: This letter is to inform you that you/your student may have been exposed to COVID-19 on: December 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 2021.

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Subject:   Island Health Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools Departure Bay Elementary School

Title: COVID-19 exposure notification: [David Cameron Elementary School] | December 15, 2021 | Island Health

URL: https://us-api.knack.com/v1/applications/5faae3b10442ac00165da195/download/asset/61bac381ad171c001f70a0fd/20211215davidcameronelementary1letteredited.jpg

Description: A COVID-19 exposure occurred within your school class. Date(s) of potential exposure occurred: December 10th, 2021.

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Subject:   Island Health Sooke School District David Cameron Elementary School

Title: COVID-19 exposure notification: [Departure Bay Elementary School] | December 15, 2021 | Island Health

URL: https://us-api.knack.com/v1/applications/5faae3b10442ac00165da195/download/asset/61bac45422f86f001fd87c3c/20211215departurebayelementary13letteredited.jpg

Description: A COVID-19 exposure occurred within your school class. Date(s) of potential exposure occurred: December 10th, 2021.

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Subject:   Island Health Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools Departure Bay Elementary School

Title: [James Bay Community School COVID-19 exposure notification] | December 15, 2021 | Island Health

URL: https://us-api.knack.com/v1/applications/5faae3b10442ac00165da195/download/asset/61bad21ae3af3b001ed95000/20211215jamesbaycommunityschool1bccdc.jpg

Description: Screenshot of James Bay Community School highlighted on Island Health's potential school exposures list. Date of potential exposure: December 10, 2021.

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Subject:   Island Health Greater Victoria School District James Bay Community School

Title: [École Quarterway Elementary School COVID-19 exposure notification] | December 15, 2021 | Island Health

URL: https://us-api.knack.com/v1/applications/5faae3b10442ac00165da195/download/asset/61bad33d3a3ba8001ea4c0a6/20211215quarterwayelementary12bccdc.jpg

Description: Screenshot of École Quarterway Elementary School highlighted on Island Health's potential school exposures list. Dates of potential exposure: November 17, 18, 19, 23, 24, 25, 26 & December 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 2021.

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Subject:   Island Health Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools École Quarterway Elementary School

Title: [Cumberland Community School COVID-19 exposure notification] | December 15, 2021 | Island Health

URL: https://us-api.knack.com/v1/applications/5faae3b10442ac00165da195/download/asset/61bad4e3b88ffd0020c9763b/20211215cumberlandcommunityschool6bccdc.jpg

Description: Screenshot of Cumberland Community School highlighted on Island Health's potential school exposures list. Dates of potential exposure: December 2, 7, 8, 9, 10, 2021.

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Subject:   Island Health Comox Valley Schools Cumberland Community School

Title: [Huband Park Elementary School COVID-19 exposure notification] | December 15, 2021 | Island Health

URL: https://us-api.knack.com/v1/applications/5faae3b10442ac00165da195/download/asset/61bad5a0b4d6000020fc878e/20211215hubandparkelementary9bccdc.jpg

Description: Screenshot of Huband Park Elementary School highlighted on Island Health's potential exposures in schools list. Dates of potential exposure: November 24, 25, 30 & December 1, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 2021.

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Subject:   Island Health Comox Valley Schools Huband Park Elementary School

Title: [Brooklyn Elementary School COVID-19 exposure notification] | December 15, 2021 | Island Health

URL: https://us-api.knack.com/v1/applications/5faae3b10442ac00165da195/download/asset/61bad7a5757a5c001e785142/20211215brooklynelementary8bccdc.jpg

Description: Screenshot of Brooklyn Elementary School highlighted on Island Health's potential school exposures list. Dates of potential exposure: December 7, 8, 9, 10, 2021.

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Subject:   Island Health Comox Valley Schools Brooklyn Elementary School

Title: [École Phoenix Middle School COVID-19 exposure notification] | December 15, 2021 | Island Health

URL: https://us-api.knack.com/v1/applications/5faae3b10442ac00165da195/download/asset/61bad867deedf70020c02ee9/20211215phoenixmiddle8bccdc.jpg

Description: Screenshot of École Phoenix Middle School highlighted on Island Health's potential school exposures list. Dates of potential exposure: November 29, 30, & December 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 2021.

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Subject:   Island Health École Phoenix Middle School Campbell River School District

Title: COVID-19 notification: [Email to CHSS families] | December 15, 2021 | Chemainus Secondary School

URL: https://us-api.knack.com/v1/applications/5faae3b10442ac00165da195/download/asset/61bad99f236834001ee3a0eb/che.jpg

Description: We wanted to let you know that we have been informed that there has been a COVID-19 case in our school community on December 8 and 9, 2021.

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Subject:   Island Health Chemainus Secondary School Cowichan Valley School District

Title: COVID-19 exposure notification: [École Mount Prevost] | December 15, 2021 | Island Health

URL: https://us-api.knack.com/v1/applications/5faae3b10442ac00165da195/download/asset/61bc20ecd9898f001f7ee49b/20211216mountprevostelementary14letteredited.jpg

Description: A COVID-19 exposure occurred within your school class. Date(s) of potential exposure occurred: December 10th, 2021.

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Subject:   Island Health École Mount Prevost Cowichan Valley School District

Title: COVID-19 exposure notification: [Mount Douglas Secondary School] | December 15, 2021 | Island Health

URL: https://us-api.knack.com/v1/applications/5faae3b10442ac00165da195/download/asset/61c00a66ca44dc001e01ffab/20211217mountdouglassecondary1letteredited.jpg

Description: A COVID-19 exposure occurred within your school class. Date(s) of potential exposure occurred: December 9th and 10th, 2021.

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Subject:   Island Health Mount Douglas Secondary School Greater Victoria School District

Title: Omicron on Vancouver Island: More cases linked to UVic students | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/15-omicron-cases-now-linked-to-uvic-outbreak-island-health-1.5709448

Description: More cases of COVID-19 have been linked to gatherings of University of Victoria students while off-campus, something health officials say was expected.

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Subject:   Omicron Variant Variants of Concern University of Victoria Henry, Bonnie Rugby Delta Variant Island Health Duclos, Jean-Yves Government of Canada Fraser Health 2021 Canadian University Men’s Rugby Championship Queen's University

Title: Qualicum Beach terminates airline's lease after airport party | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/qualicum-beach-terminates-airline-s-lease-after-airport-party-1.5708759

Description: The Town of Qualicum Beach has cancelled new airline Oceanside Air's lease, saying a staff party at the airport broke COVID-19 protocols and liquor laws.

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Subject:   Town of Qualicum Beach Oceanside Air Schwabe, Arnold Transport Canada Qualicum Beach Airport

Title: Vital people: Voices in motion | Victoria Foundation

URL: https://victoriafoundation.bc.ca/vital-people/vital-people-voices-in-motion-2/

Description: The Voices in Motion Choir for people with memory loss performed on Sunday for the first time since the start of the pandemic. For choir members and their families, it’s been a lifeline during this difficult time.

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Subject:   Voices in Motion Choir Phare-Bergh, Erica Bergh, Rick Zoom

Title: ‘Show the work’: Doctors skeptical of B.C.'s rapid test strategy, question Henry's rationale | CHEK News

URL: https://www.cheknews.ca/doctors-skeptical-of-b-c-s-rapid-test-strategy-question-henrys-rationale-927627/

Description: Physicians say recent remarks about rapid antigen tests from B.C.’s provincial health officer are misleading, inconsistent and completely inaccurate at times.

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Subject:   Rapid Antigen Tests Henry, Bonnie Leung, Victor Province of British Columbia Filiatrault, Lyne University of Victoria Health Canada Hasan, Dalia COVID Test Finders Government of Canada Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Health

Title: Four UVic rugby team members diagnosed with highly contagious Omicron variant | CHEK News

URL: https://www.cheknews.ca/four-uvic-rugby-team-members-diagnosed-with-highly-contagious-covid-19-omicron-variant-927123/

Description: Just over two weeks ago, the UVic rugby team took on UBC in a snowy Canadian University Men’s Rugby Championship gold medal game in Kingston Ontario, now an Omicron hotbed. UVic walked away with second place, and four cases of the highly contagious COVID-19 Omicron variant.

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Subject:   University of Victoria Rugby Omicron Variant Variants of Concern 2021 Canadian University Men’s Rugby Championship Boag, Ethan Island Health Delta Variant Henry, Bonnie Queen's University

Title: COVID-19: Qualicum school district board votes against vaccine mandate for staff | Parksville Qualicum Beach News

URL: https://www.pqbnews.com/news/covid-19-qualicum-school-district-board-votes-against-vaccine-mandate-for-staff/

Description: The School District 69 (Qualicum) Board of Education has decided against a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for teachers, educational assistants, administration, custodians and bus drivers.

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Subject:   Vaccinations School District No. 69 Qualicum Flynn, Eve Austin, Julie British Columbia’s Teachers' Federation Woods, Matt Mount Arrowsmith Teachers' Association Campbell River School District Vancouver School Board Surrey Schools Abbotsford School District School District 40 New Westminster Langley School District School District 47 Powell River Province of British Columbia Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Education

Title: Worst-case Omicron scenario could see hospitals overwhelmed, new COVID modelling shows | Vancouver Is Awesome

URL: https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/coronavirus-covid-19-local-news/worst-case-omicron-scenario-could-see-hospitals-overwhelmed-new-modelling-4865035/

Description: Omicron appears to spread more readily than Delta variant; there's a higher chance of re-infection, as well as infection of vaccinated people. Modelling shows rising cases on Vancouver Island, driven by outbreaks at UVic and a religious gathering.

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Subject:   Omicron Variant Variants of Concern Delta Variant Henry, Bonnie Vaccinations Island Health University of Victoria 2021 Canadian University Men’s Rugby Championship Queen's University Fraser Health Rapid Antigen Tests

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