Just an FYI on the Covid/BC subject:
Big announcement today from Henry/Hougan on BC Covid Vaccine Passport
I excerpted relevant info from today's CTVnews and Vancouver Sun articles on it.
(still not obvious if it affects Univs) see text in red:
-steve
Excerpted from ctvnews and Vancouver Sun
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Hoping to curb the fourth COVID-19 wave in B.C., proof of vaccination status will be required for some non-essential businesses starting next month, health officials announced Monday.
The vaccine certificates – known as the B.C. vaccine card – will be required at restaurants, fitness centres, casinos, organized indoor events like conferences and weddings, movie theatres, ticketed sporting events and indoor concerts, officials said.
One dose of vaccine will be required to enter those businesses and events as of Sept. 13 and full vaccination will be required by Oct. 24.
The rules don't apply to elementary and secondary schools or after-school programs.
However they will apply, as relevant, to post-secondary campuses and may include some student housing. More details on that plan will be released Tuesday.
A negative COVID-19 test also won't exempt a person from the public health order.
Henry said non-vaccinated people account for 90 per cent of B.C.’s cases and 93 per cent of hospitalizations.
British Columbians will be able to access their proof of vaccination through a yet-to-be-launched website by entering their name, date of birth and personal health number. A second call-in option will be available for those unable access the Internet.
A copy of an individual’s proof of vaccination can be saved to a smartphone to show, along with photo ID, when entering a business or event.
The B.C. Vaccine Card will be required for:
indoor ticketed sporting events;
indoor concerts;
indoor theatre/dance/symphony events;
restaurants (indoor and patio dining);
night clubs;
casinos;
movie theatres;
fitness centres/gyms (excluding youth recreational sport);
businesses offering indoor high-intensity group exercise activities;
organized indoor events (eg. weddings, parties, conferences, meetings, workshops);
discretionary organized indoor group recreational classes and activities.
“British Columbia has one of the strongest vaccination rates in Canada with 75 per cent of eligible people now fully vaccinated, but there is still more work to do.”
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If anyone knows more - please pass it on.
-steve
- Steve DiPaola, PhD - -
- Prof: Sch of Interactive Arts & Technology (SIAT);
- Past Director: Cognitive Science Program;
- - Simon Fraser University - - -
At Simon Fraser University, we live and work on the unceded traditional territories of the Coast Salish peoples of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh
(Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.
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