Covid-19 Vaccination

321 more Interior Health residents test positive for COVID over the weekend
There were 321 new COVID-19 positive tests over the weekend in the Interior Health region,…

More than 86% of British Columbians fully vaccinated against COVID-19
As of today, 90.2% of eligible British Columbians have received their first dose of a…

30% of unvaccinated health-care workers in Interior Health changed their minds, got the jab
In the week after being put on unpaid leave for not being vaccinated, 30% of…

Almost half of COVID deaths in October were people who had two vaccine doses
New data released today shows that, while unvaccinated people make up the majority of new…

More than 200K British Columbians have been infected by COVID-19
With 430 new COVID-19 cases recorded in B.C. in the last 24 hours, there have…

It’s now up to employers to push vaccine rates up in Interior Health: health official
Since most people who wanted to be immunized against COVID-19 have done so, it’s now mostly…

COVID outbreak at Kamloops hospital as Interior Health numbers climb
Another COVID-19 outbreak has been declared at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops. The outbreak is…

Doctor issuing anti-vax certificates through Kelowna-based website may be committing fraud: Dr. Bonnie Henry
Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry took a shot today, Nov. 1, at doctors who…

B.C. hits 90% partially vaccinated as another 1,370 new COVID cases reported over weekend
There are now 4,169,986 B.C. residents who are partially vaccinated against COVID-19, or 90% of…

Proof of COVID-19 vaccination now required at Thompson Okanagan airports
Today, Transport Canada is required proof of vaccination for those 12 and over for those…

Kamloops doctors sad to see colleagues leave positions over unvaccinated status
Interior Health has the highest percentage of unvaccinated healthcare workers among health authorities in the…

85% of B.C. residents now fully vaccinated
The rate of vaccination for those over the age of 12 in B.C. remained at…

4 news deaths in Interior Health as COVID case numbers climb again
There have been 10 deaths from COVID-19 in the last 24 hours in British Columbia…

Daily COVID case numbers drop below 100 in Interior Health
There were 83 new cases of COVID-19 recorded in the Interior Health region in the…

Why 1/3 of new COVID cases are in people who are fully vaccinated
Provincial health authorities have made a big deal out of the fact that the vast…