November 19, 2021 (Translations: Traditional Chinese 繁體中文,Arabic, Farsi, French, Japanese, Korean, Punjabi, Tagalog, Vietnamese, read HERE ) Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.’s provincial health officer, and Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, have issued the following statement regarding Health Canada’s approval of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine …
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