Vaccine Card

• Vaccine card: B.C.’s last major COVID-19 measure lifted

  B.C.'s proof of vaccination requirement expired Friday, a day after health officials released their first weekly COVID-19 update under a new model that replaces daily reports.

  Health

  Apr 8
  
• Okanagan restaurants excited about the lifting of the vaccine passport mandate

  The vaccine passport was first announced August 2021 and went into effect the following month in mid-September.

  Health

  Apr 6
  
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• COVID-19: 4 new deaths in B.C., cases in hospital fall below 400 for first time in 2 months

  Health officials said there were 388 positive cases in hospital, including 52 people in critical or intensive care. 

  Health

  Mar 10
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• COVID-19: B.C. to drop mask mandate Friday for indoor public spaces, vaccine card in April

  Health officials said masks will no longer be required in indoor public spaces as of 12:01 a.m. Friday, and that the vaccine card requirement could be removed as early as April 8.

  Health

  Mar 9
• ‘Abhorrent’: Fraudsters pay Downtown Eastside residents to get vaccinated in their place

  The Vancouver Coastal Health Authority confirmed that at least a handful of people did obtain bogus BC Vaccine Cards through what it called "deplorable" behaviour.

  Health

  Jan 13
• Crowd rallies to support Hope, B.C. restaurant defying vaccine passport order

  Rolly's Restaurant has had its business and liquor licences suspended for refusing to check diners' COVID-19 immunization status, as required under the BC Vaccine Card program.

  Health

  Oct 16, 2021
• Kelowna restaurant vandalized after 4 customers denied entry

  The restaurant owner says underage customers who were allegedly drunk and tried using the same vaccine card to get in, returned with spray paint after being refused entry.

  Canada

  Oct 15, 2021
• Hope, B.C. restaurant’s vaccine defiance highlights region’s lagging immunization rate

  Just 76 per cent of eligible people in the Hope local health area have had their first dose of vaccine, well below the provincial average of 88.6 per cent.

  Health

  Oct 8, 2021
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• British Columbia has issued 3 tickets for breaking vaccine card rules

  Businesses and organizations that do not comply with the Provincial Health Officer order requiring proof of vaccination for various services may be issued a ticket.

  Politics

  Oct 4, 2021
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• Poll finds 1 in 3 British Columbians haven’t been asked for vaccine passport as they should have

  According to the poll, those businesses could face backlash from consumers, with 60 per cent saying a failure to check proof of COVID immunization would affect their behaviour.

  Health

  Oct 2, 2021