COVID-19

Tampa-based pharmacy DeliveRxd is delivering Sotrovimab to patients’ homes, accompanied by a paramedic or nurse to deliver the medication.

The most recent public health orders related to gatherings, events, bars and restaurants, for example, were set to expire on Wednesday and provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry has said she would announce any chances a day earlier.

Unvaccinated children travelling with vaccinated adults who come to Canada will no longer have to isolate from school or daycare for 14 days.

This is the first time the Emergencies Act has been invoked since it came into force in 1988.

Teens in some other provinces, including British Columbia and Saskatchewan, are also eligible for boosters this week. 

Beginning Feb. 28, several CVS Pharmacy locations will close for lunch in order to give their pharmacists an uninterrupted break.

The Emergencies Act allows a government to invoke temporary measures, including barring people from gathering or travelling to certain locations, to protect national security, public order and public welfare.

Masking requirements will stay in place for now, but the province says a timeline to lift them will come later.