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Criteria to get the antiviral in B.C. are more restrictive than in other jurisdictions

The canines, named for their raccoon-like faces, are often bred for their fur and sold for meat in animal markets across China.

Those advised to get a spring booster include individuals older than 80, seniors in long-term care homes, Indigenous people older than 70 and people 18 and older who are immuno-compromised.

But those working in health-care settings will still have to provide proof of vaccination.

The BC Liberal Party has been calling on the government to lift the mandate.

"There's so many stories that we have lived through together in the last three years. And I think all of us have been changed by it and affected by it," she said.

Saturday marks three years since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic, and Canada'a chief public health officer says the virus has reached a relatively steady state in this country. Dr.

On the third anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic, the virus is still spreading and the death toll is nearing 7 million worldwide. Yet most people have resumed their normal lives, thanks to a wall of immunity built from infections and vaccines.

Canadians at risk of severe illness due to COVID-19 are being advised to get an additional booster dose this spring.

The federal government has stopped shipping rapid COVID-19 antigen tests to provinces as millions are set to expire within the year, and experts say the once-essential tool has lost its importance in the pandemic.