Top doctor encourages vaccination as BC hospitals see uptick in respiratory patients | FULL

British Columbia’s top doctor and health minister are encouraging the public to get an updated COVID-19 and influenza vaccine as clinics and hospitals across the province see an uptick in patients with respiratory symptoms.

While COVID-19 infections, hospitalizations and deaths have decreased since their October peak, provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said cases of influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) are on the rise.

The update comes one week after B.C. pharmacists renewed a push for people in the province to get vaccinated as well.

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