vaccination

COVID-19 spring booster vaccines now available throughout BC
BC residents now have access to spring COVID-19 vaccine boosters to protect themselves from the…

Union loses fight after unvaccinated Kelowna elevator worker sent home
An elevator repair worker whose union went to bat for him after he was sent…

‘Medical apartheid:’ Anti-vaxxer loses battle after ICBC fired her
An ICBC worker who called the government's mandatory vaccination policy a "medical apartheid in the…

Anti-vaxxer loses legal case against employer over vaccine policy
A B.C. woman who was placed on unpaid leave because she refused to get vaccinated…

B.C. pharmacist that reused syringe barrel for COVID-19 vax suspended
A B.C. pharmacist who reused the same syringe barrel while giving out COVID-19 vaccinations has…

Shuswap regional district removes COVID-19 vaccine requirement for firefighters, elected officials
The Columbia Shuswap Regional District will be walking back on its policy around COVID-19 vaccines…

Anti-vaxxer loses fight with union after being fired by Interior Health
A B.C. health care worker has lost a legal fight against her union after she…

40% of Canadians not interested in 4th COVID shot: survey
Forty per cent of vaccinated Canadians aren't enthusiastic about receiving a fourth COVID booster shot.…

Low vaccination rates in Interior Health means third Omicron wave hitting harder
B.C. is moving into a third wave of the Omicron variant of COVID as cases…

High vaccination rate behind end to COVID testing at UBCO
The University of B.C., which includes UBCO in Kelowna, has dropped its requirement for unvaccinated…

B.C. judge orders unvaccinated parent to only spend time with child outdoors
A B.C. Judge has ruled that an unvaccinated parent can only spend time with their…

B.C. mom wins court fight with dad to get immunocompromised daughter vaccinated
A B.C. woman has been granted a court order allowing her to vaccinate her immunocompromised…

800,000 COVID booster invites going out in next couple of weeks in B.C.
Now that Omicron is spreading so fast, and high risk people in B.C. have received…

Some Okanagan, Kamloops ski resorts won’t require vaccine cards for lift tickets
Although some B.C. ski resorts have taken it upon themselves to require fully-vaccinated patrons at…

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…