Policy and Rights April 9 2021

Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.’s provincial health officer, and Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, have issued the following joint statement regarding updates on the COVID-19 response in British Columbia: COVID-19 continues to surge through the Americas, PAHO Director reports“The response to COVID-19 is bigger than any one country or government can manage alone. The ‘Give a Breath for Health’ campaign is an exciting example of how the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund can enable anyone, anywhere to support the urgently neededIn a virtual news conference, Dr. Howard Njoo, Canada’s deputy chief public health officer, provides an update on Canada’s distribution of COVID-19 vaccines. He is joined by Major-General Dany Fortin, the vice-president of logistics and operations at the Public Health Agency of Canada and head of the country’s vaccine distribution efforts, and Joelle Paquette, director general responsible for vaccine procurement at Public Services and Procurement Canada.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/policy-and-rights--3339563/support.