WATCH: US rejects a global vaccine sharing effort but Canada supports 'Vaccine for all.' Allies and Opposition together reject Premier John Horgan's call to early provincial elections in BC
WATCH: US rejects a global vaccine sharing effort but Canada supports 'Vaccine for all.' Allies and Opposition together reject Premier John Horgan's call to early provincial elections in BC
This comes as U.S. President Donald Trump is accused of downplaying the danger of the novel coronavirus while privately saying it was much worse than the regular flu.
Passengers will be asked to provide their contact information, such as an email or phone number, at check-in so local public health officials can get in touch if needed
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The government has announced a $5-billion COVID-19 response and a $1-billion contribution to a federal cost-sharing program.
Progressive Conservative Leader Blaine Higgs used potato fields in Florenceville in the northwest of the province as the backdrop as he called on voters to return his party to government.
COVAX is aimed at averting a scramble by individual countries to secure vaccines for their own populations, often by pre-buying doses directly from pharmaceutical companies.