BC’s COVID-19 Immunization Plan
BC’s 4-phase COVID-19 Immunization Plan is currently underway.
Vaccination and immunization is critical to our recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic — we need a robust vaccination roll-out by government and an eager uptake and participation by residents.
For the latest on the COVID-19 Immunization Plan click here to visit the government’s site.
For comprehensive details on vaccines, how they work, and why they are critical health tools, visit this site from BBOT Board Partner Pacific Blue Cross
Immunization Plan Key Points:
- Aged-Based Vaccinations through Community Clinics
- Vaccines are being administered based on age.
- At this point, everyone 12 years old or older in BC can now register and book a free vaccination appointment online. REGISTER NOW
- People living in designated neighbourhoods who register will be prioritized and may receive their shot quicker. These priority neighbourhoods include a number in Burnaby and across the region.
- Pregnant people aged 16-18 years old can also register online for the vaccine.
- Vaccinations for ages 30+ through Local Pharmacies
- The pharmacy program is now paused and people are encouraged to register through the main online system here.
- The pharmacy program is now paused and people are encouraged to register through the main online system here.
- Vaccinations for Front-Line Priority Workers
- Front-line priority workers will be identified by public health officials and contacted through their employers when targeted vaccination campaigns are launched. Otherwise, all people are encouraged to register through the main online system here.
- Vaccinations for ‘Clinically Extremely Vulnerable’ Due to Medical Conditions
- People who were deemed clinically extremely vulnerable by public health authorities will have received an invitation letter to get vaccinated starting March 29, 2021. Otherwise, all people are encouraged to register through the main online system here.
Immunization Phases
- BC’s Immunization Plan has four phases. Click this link to read about the status of each phase.
- Phase 1 – Highest Risk (Long-Term Care Residents & Staff, Health Care Workers, Remote Indigenous Communities and more)
- Timeline: December 2020 to February 2021
- Status: Complete
- Phase 2 – Seniors and Indigenous Peoples with rolling age eligibilities
- Timeline: February to April 2021
- Status: Complete
- Phase 3 – People aged 79 to 60, Indigenous Peoples, and Those Medically At-Risk
- Timeline: April to May 2021
- Status: Complete
- Phase 4 – General Population Over Age 18
- Timeline: May to June 2021
- Status: Current
- Phase 1 – Highest Risk (Long-Term Care Residents & Staff, Health Care Workers, Remote Indigenous Communities and more)
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