After months of anticipation, BC children aged 5 to 11 are now able to receive their COVID-19 vaccination. While one-third of all eligible children have already been registered, some families are still hesitant, taking a wait-and-see approach.
British Columbians are being urged to register their children aged five to 11 for the COVID-19 vaccine, after the provincial government announced that Health Canada has approved the Pfizer vaccine for this age group after a thorough review.
Provincial Health Officer Dr Bonnie Henry has announced that close to 15,000 British Columbians who are severely immunocompromised will be contacted to advise them they can receive a third dose of COVID-19 vaccine at any BC vaccine clinic.
The BCCDC has posted updated infection prevention and control guidelines for health care facilities and community practi
With September upon us, BC students will be returning to school and returning to full-time, in-person learning after temporarily spending part of last year learning remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
British Columbia is at a turning point in this pandemic. The number of new COVID-19 cases is coming off pandemic highs, but hospitalizations continue to creep up.
It has been just over a year since our world was turned upside down by a tiny virus with a global reach.
Doctors and other registered health care professionals who would like administer COVID-19 vaccines in the upcoming campaign are advised to register their interest online through the COVID-19 Emergency Health Provider.
With phase one of the province’s vaccine rollout well underway for high priority groups, many have been eagerly awaiting news on when it will be their turn to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
Last year was a difficult challenging year – a year in which the world faced a pandemic of such sweeping proportions as to leave no person untouched. But it was also the year where the world came together as one to fight the same fight.
