News and updates from our medical health office.
View the Population and Public Health report: Impacts of extreme heat events on emergency department visits and deaths in Fraser Health, 2021. Published on March 25, 2022.
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Oct 21 2021On October 19, 2021, the Ministry of Health announced a universal influenza vaccination program. All residents in British Columbia are encouraged to get vaccinated to protect themselves and their communities.
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Sep 28 2021The impacts from extreme climate events (and related impacts such as food security, working conditions) will be a key driver of increasing global and local health inequities.
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Sep 28 2021Health units will begin influenza vaccine distribution starting the week of October 11, 2021.
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Sep 17 2021Last season, over 30% more doses of influenza vaccines were delivered than a usual year in the Fraser Health region.
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Aug 13 2021Public Health has noted a recent increase in food-borne illness caused by Vibrio parahaemolyticus infections among BC residents, above what we usually expect at this time of year. These have occurred across the province but the majority of cases reside in or have visited coastal areas.
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Jul 22 2021B.C. entered a provincial state of emergency on July 21, 2021, due to the worsening wildfire situation.