BC COVID-19 Vaccine

• ‘This could have been me’: B.C. family that was once vaccine-hesitant loses loved one to COVID

  'If Jeremy never caught COVID, he would be here today,' sister Aiyana Collins said. 'If Jeremy caught the flu, he would be here today.'

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  Sep 5, 2021
  
• Therapy dog visits B.C. COVID-19 vaccine clinic to comfort those anxious about jabs

  B.C. health officials are unleashing a new tactic in their COVID-19 vaccination effort. Anxiety can be a barrier to getting vaccinated and Nova the therapy dog is here to help.

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  Jul 29, 2021
  
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• Vaccine wristbands handed out for COVID-19 hot spot in Surrey, B.C.

  The first 1,000 people to show up will be given wristbands for same-day appointments at the clinics, and residents must present identification proving they live in Surrey.

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  May 17, 2021
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• B.C. COVID-19 vaccination information: Contacts, timelines and what you need to know

  Clinics are being organized in 172 communities across the province and are overseen by one of the five local health authorities. Here's what you need to know.

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  Mar 19, 2021
• More COVID-19 vaccine is coming to B.C., but questions remain about logistics

  A professor with UBC's Sauder School of Business says the logistics of mass vaccination are daunting.

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  Feb 16, 2021
• B.C. seniors over 80 to receive COVID-19 vaccine info in coming days, province says

  "We're working on the details in every community across the province," provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said during a press briefing Monday.

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  Feb 8, 2021
• Long-term care worker is the first person in B.C. to receive COVID-19 vaccine

  About 4,000 of the 30,000 doses that Canada received are being transferred to two sites in the Lower Mainland: one in Metro Vancouver and one in the Fraser Valley.

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  Dec 15, 2020
• ‘Pre-quarantining’ ahead of holiday gatherings is not foolproof, B.C.’s top doctor says

  Henry said there are concerns of a surge in COVID-19 cases after the holidays.

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  Dec 14, 2020
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• More British Columbians willing to get COVID-19 vaccine, survey finds

  Fifty-four per cent of British Columbians said they would get the vaccine as soon as they could.

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  Dec 14, 2020
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• B.C.’s first COVID-19 vaccine doses to arrive this week

  The first batch of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine arrived in Canada on Sunday evening. The doses will now be sent to 14 distribution sites across the country.

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  Dec 14, 2020