Chapter 1: Vaccination rates in the Interior of our province have been lagging and now that is where we are seeing an increase in Covid-19 cases. It’s causing some businesses to voluntarily close down temporarily because of staff who have contracted the virus. Is it time to implement a proof-of-immunization model.

Guest: Jason Kindrachuck, University of Manitoba Assistant Professor, Canada Research Chair,Department of Medical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases.

Chapter 2: Other provinces are dealing in different ways with people who are hesitant to get the Covid-19 vaccine. Here in B.C. we haven’t gotten doctors involved in the process yet but could they play a big role in encouraging the unvaccinated to get the shot?

Guest: Dr. Anna Wolak, Family physician and assistant professor at UBC, Member of Masks4BC and Masks4Canada, Group of doctors who support mandatory mask rule.

Chapter 3: Canada should anticipate a resurgence of a potentially deadly childhood respiratory virus as COVID-19 physical distancing measures are relaxed, according to a new report.

Guest: Alfonso Solimano, Investigator, BC Children's Hospital Medical Director, BC RSV Immunoprophylaxis Program.

Chapter 4: Two mink on a B.C. farm have tested positive for the virus that causes COVID-19 in humans, after animals tested positive and the farm went under quarantine in May, the province says.  As a result of the latest infections, a provincial health officer’s order has been issued to all mink-farm operators in the province, halting any new mink farms and capping existing ones at their current numbers.

Guest: Sara Dubois, BC SPCA Chief Scientific Officer.

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