Breadcrumb Home About us Media centre News Updates regarding Vancouver Coastal Health people, programs, services and initiatives. Keywords Authored on 20242023202220212020Select a year2025 Category - Any -2SLGBTQIA+Awards and recognitionCommunity engagementCommunity eventsEmergency careEquity, diversity and inclusionHome and community careHospital careIndigenous HealthInnovation and researchMental health and substance usePublic HealthRedevelopment projectsRehabilitationSurgerySustainabilityVCH staffWellness Type - Any -StoryPress releaseInformation bulletinBC Gov. NewsNews releasePublic service announcement Apply Reset Search Sort: Sort Old-NewNew-OldA-ZZ-A Showing 8 Article(s) March 5 2021 The results are in — copper kills up to 99.9% of bacteria on transit surfaces This week, Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH), TransLink and Teck announced the results of phase one of the copper pilot project – a first-of-its-kind trial that studies the use of bacteria and virus-killing copper products on high-touch surfaces on transit. Story Innovation and research Public Health ➞ November 12 2020 VCH partners with TransLink for new copper pilot project This week, Vancouver Coastal Health, TransLink and Teck announced a first-of-its-kind project that will pilot the use of bacteria and virus killing copper and organosilane on high-touch surfaces on transit. Story Innovation and research Public Health ➞ Pagination First page First Previous page ‹‹ Page 1 Current page 2