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Covid-19 Vaccination
2,239 new B.C. COVID cases over weekend; 525 in Interior Health
There were 525 new cases of COVID-19 reported in the Interior Health region over the…
COVID infections continue to mount in B.C. despite an 80% vaccination rate
The province has reached the 80% mark for people over the age of 12 who…
Penticton brewery that took anti-vaccine card stance moves to takeout model
A Penticton brewery is moving to a counter service and takeout model after it announced…
Number of new COVID cases jump in B.C.; stable in Interior Health
There were 832 new COVID-19 cases recorded in B.C. in the last 24 hours with…
COVID outbreaks persist at Interior Health’s long-term care facilities
Residents in long-term care facilities were among the first to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19,…
No rest for contact tracers in B.C. as high COVID case counts continue
The number of new COVID-19 cases recorded in B.C. can vary by the hundreds from…
Most communities in Thompson, Okanagan still below B.C. vaccination rate
In the past month, the vaccination rate in B.C. has increased by 3.2 per cent…
COVID-19 numbers climb slightly in B.C. but dip in Interior Health
It was a good day for the Interior Health region with only 147 new COVID-19…
COVID-19 cases slow in Interior Health with 371 over weekend
While the number of new cases in B.C. remains high at 1,692 over the weekend,…
Premier condemns actions of anti-COVID-19 vaccine protestors in Salmon Arm schools
B.C.’s premier has condemned the actions of protestors this week who took to Salmon Arm…
Anti-COVID-19 vaccine protestors enter Salmon Arm schools
Salmon Arm schools were placed under a hold and secure today after anti-vaccination protestors entered…
11 more COVID deaths in B.C. as daily case count reaches 768
The COVID-19 death toll continues to mount with 11 people dying from the disease in…
Interior Health, B.C. continue to struggle with high daily COVID-19 case counts
After a few relatively good days, the number of new COVID-19 cases in the Interior…
Daily COVID-19 case count falls to 196 in Interior Health
There were 196 new COVID-19 cases in the Interior Health region in the past 24 hours,…
West Kelowna Indigenous fashion designer pleads for others to get vaccinated
An established Indigenous fashion designer in West Kelowna is speaking out about vaccines after a…
Anti-vaccine card protestors take to street outside Kamloops courthouse
People upset by the province's vaccine card mandate, which took effect today, gather outside the…
Dozens gather for anti-vaccine card protest in downtown Kelowna
Dozens of anti-vaccine card protesters showed up in front of the Interior Health office building…
Diners have to prove they’re vaccinated in B.C. but workers don’t
As of Monday, people dining out in restaurants, going to pubs, casinos and some events…
B.C. man urges people to get vaccinated after sister dies from COVID-19
A Vancouver Island man is urging others to get their COVID-19 vaccinations after his sister…
9 more COVID deaths in B.C.; 820 new cases
Nine people died of COVID-19 in B.C. in the last 24 hours, including three in…
Sun Peaks doctor not giving in to patient requests for false vaccine exemptions
A doctor in Sun Peaks is refusing to write what he calls fraudulent letters after…
No immediate help coming from health minister to relieve COVID pressure at Kamloops, Kelowna hospitals
Health Minister Adrian Dix is doing nothing new to ease the extreme pressure on health-care…
COVID-19 vaccine requirements on the way for CN Rail employees
COVID-19 vaccines will be mandatory for all employees at Canadian National Railway come November. CN…
2,425 new COVID-19 cases in B.C. over long weekend; 838 in Interior Health
B.C. averaged more than 600 new COVID-19 cases over the Labour Day long weekend. There…