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Kamloops mother Julie Smith has never doubted the importance of routine immunizations in keeping herself and her family healthy. Even following a…
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Connie Griffin works in administrative services at the West Kelowna Health Centre. One of the volunteers she's worked with since 2001, Ingrid…
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Thinking about getting a flu shot this year? We asked Dr. Carol Fenton, a medical health officer with Interior Health, to share the questions she…
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Excerpts reprinted with permission from Here to Help. Read the full article. In 1885, Wilhelm Röntgen discovered X-rays - and saw his skeleton.…
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Immunization and vaccines are important throughout your life. Vaccines are products that produce immunity to a specific disease. Immunization (or…
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Medications are prescribed to treat symptoms and to manage medical conditions or mitigate the risk of future events. It’s important to take the…
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A few weeks ago I took my daughters for their first COVID vaccine. It was a day I'd been looking forward to since vaccines first became…
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Are you preparing to take your child for their COVID-19 vaccine? We asked one of our experts, nurse Barb Paton, for tips on what to expect. Check…