BC Coronavirus Vaccine

• B.C. health officials discourage ‘brand shopping,’ say Moderna and Pfizer are ‘the same vaccines’

  The National Advisory Committee of Immunization has approved mixing and matching mRNA vaccines.

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  Jun 23, 2021
  
• COVID-19 outbreak declared at B.C. glass plant, employees given vaccine priority

  Fraser Health said Friday that 44 employees at Vitrum Glass had tested positive, and that staff were being given priority access to COVID-19 vaccine.

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  Mar 13, 2021
  
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• Leading B.C. doctor says 1 shot of COVID-19 vaccine is good enough — for now

  One of the top doctors at the B.C. Centre for Disease control says new evidence shows a single dose of the Pfizer vaccine is strong enough to provide live-saving protection.

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  Feb 19, 2021
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• B.C. to receive 80K COVID-19 vaccine doses per week by February, feds project

  By the end of February, B.C. will have received over 451,000 doses of both vaccines, enough to vaccinate 225,850 British Columbians with the required two doses.

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  Jan 11, 2021
• Sabotage concerns a factor in secrecy around B.C. COVID-19 vaccine sites

  Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said the province has been warned of a "concerted effort" to disrupt the vaccine supply chain and 'sabotage immunization programs.'

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  Dec 10, 2020
• B.C. COVID-19 vaccine plan: Who gets priority and what is the schedule?

  Dr. Bonnie Henry said Thursday there will only be enough COVID-19 vaccine at first for people in priority groups, including vulnerable seniors and health-care workers.

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  Dec 4, 2020