COVID wastewater testing expands to the Interior
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COVID wastewater testing expands to the Interior02:23 | February 16, 2023
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Many Kelowna residents ‘not worried’ about respiratory season01:55 | November 13, 2023
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B.C. lifts mandatory universal mask-wearing in all health-care settings01:32 | April 6, 2023
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Vaccine Injury Support Program02:21 | January 13, 2023
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Influenza cases have declined while RSV and COVID are up, according to Interior Health02:26 | January 6, 2023
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One million bottles of kids’ analgesics imported01:47 | November 23, 2022
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Dr. Bonnie Henry says she doesn’t see a need for mask mandates right now02:05 | November 16, 2022
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Ontario and Quebec doctors recommend mask wearing01:54 | November 14, 2022
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Interior Health is now offering flu shots and the Covid-19 booster02:29 | October 13, 2022
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Adrian Dix on preventing B.C. health-care system from being stretched during respiratory illness season05:05 | September 28, 2022
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Dr. Bonnie Henry on possible COVID-19 waves British Columbians can expect this fall02:10 | September 28, 2022
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Dr. Bonnie Henry recommends ‘toolkit’ for respiratory illness season01:39 | September 28, 2022
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COVID-19: Dr. Bonnie Henry on protection provided by new bivalent vaccine05:37 | September 6, 2022
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Masks will likely be optional for the start of the start of the school year in B.C.02:27 | August 24, 2022
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New ridesharing company operating in Kelowna02:04 | May 7, 2022
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Shanghai lockdown continues, COVID-19 deaths reported01:50 | April 18, 2022
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‘We had 5.4 million rides on our lifts’: Big White Ski Resort looks back on busy season02:03 | April 8, 2022
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Shanghai under full COVID-19 lockdown01:54 | April 7, 2022
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COVID-19: B.C. health officials will report numbers differently, regulated health professionals still require vaccine03:09 | April 5, 2022
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COVID-19: B.C. drops vaccine card mandate, safety plans and residence requirement03:29 | April 5, 2022
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COVID-19: How to manage virus with ‘safety basics’ during transition phase03:28 | March 10, 2022
COVID wastewater testing expands to the Interior
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February 16, 2023
Now that official testing for COVID is much less common, testing sewage for the virus gives officials another way to track the disease. In B.C. the program only expanded to the Interior last fall. Reporter Megan Turcato took a tour of Kelowna's wastewater treatment plant to find out more about how that sampling is done and what health officials are learning from the results.
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