Flu

EDITORIAL – We live in a cesspool of infection, and we are the prey

January 8, 2024 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE RAMPARTS of the temple have been breached. The invaders arrived in November and retreated in time for Christmas after a siege of a few [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – What will you do when the mask mandates return?

November 12, 2022 // 6 Comments

WHEN MASK MANDATES RETURN, what will you do? Will you go along, maybe unwillingly, but follow the advice of the experts, or will you rebel, shouting “Freedom!” and [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Argument against mandatory flu shots for nurses is weak

December 9, 2019 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. SO B.C.’S NURSES no longer have to have a flu shot or wear a mask when they’re working around patients. Nurses have been fighting [Continue]

Announcement on vaccine reinforces message that getting a flu shot beats not getting one

April 24, 2014 // 0 Comments

THURSDAY MORNING EDITORIAL — Health Minister Terry Lake and provincial health officer Dr. Perry Kendall had a message Wednesday that went beyond an announcement about a [Continue]

Record number of vaccine doses for flu distributed in B.C. since November, says Lake

April 23, 2014 // 0 Comments

The 2013-14 influenza season in B.C. set records with 1.4 million vaccine doses distributed and 80 per cent of health-care workers vaccinated, says Health Minister and [Continue]