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The Japanese chemical company said Thursday it would stop marketing the Medicago-produced Covifenz vaccine, which is plant-based and was approved by Health Canada one year ago for adults aged 18 to 64.

The province says it will continue to work with other provinces and territories to get support for a national healthcare data system because if performance isn't measured, gaps in care can't be identified and addressed.

The Fraser Health authority issued a record 2,370 “Code Whites” across 14 facilities in the 2021-22 fiscal year, more than triple the number of calls from 2014-15.

More than 1,000 family doctors have so far signed onto British Columbia’s new compensation model, the health minister said as the plan came into effect Wednesday.

Justice Minister David Lametti introduced the bill seeking to delay extending the eligibility until March 17, 2024.

Lead author and Ottawa Hospital family physician Dr. Daniel Myran said the data, collected between March 2020 and May 2021, also show a 6% increase in hospitalizations.

After the change, set to take place next month, pharmacists will only need to check the CPSM registered members list to confirm two pieces of information.

Medical students have some, but not all, sessions paused due to faculty association's labour action.