vaccinations
Dramatic drop in Interior Health measles immunization rate has officials worried
Measles, once almost unheard of in recent years, is making a major comeback in Europe…
Latest COVID vaccine ready to go into arms next week in Interior Health
Last fall, hospitals were overflowing with children suffering from respiratory diseases ranging from flu and…
B.C.’s next round of COVID shots expected this fall
Just when many B.C. residents thought they had put COVID-19 behind them, provincial health authorities…
B.C.’s youngest children can start COVID vaccinations in three weeks
Now that the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine has been approved in Canada, B.C. parents can start…
B.C. judge bars anti-vax Kelowna dad from discussing COVID vaccine with son
A B.C. judge has barred an anti-vax father from talking about the COVID vaccination with…
Thousands of COVID-19 vaccination appointments unfilled in Interior Health
With the Omicron variant of COVID-19 tearing through the Lower Mainland but hanging back from…
COVID-19 cases increase in Central Okanagan, Kamloops
The Central Okanagan and Kamloops has seen an increase in COVID-19 cases while other communities…
Vaccines for children available in B.C. starting Monday
The Pfizer pediatric vaccine is arriving in the Lower Mainland today but it will take…
254 new COVID-19 cases, 6 deaths in Interior Health over 3 days
In the last three days, Interior Health has reported 254 new COVID-19 cases and six…
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…
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…
Kamloops restaurant owner in lose-lose situation with B.C. COVID-19 vaccine card
It seems restaurant operators have been jumping through hoops, bending over backwards, and pivoting constantly…
B.C. school children may be able to get COVID vaccines as early as November: Dr. Henry
Two children have been hospitalized recently in the Interior Health region with COVID-19. Provincial Health…
Early 2nd doses of COVID vaccine now being offered outside Central Okanagan hotspot
About 170,000 B.C. residents will soon be getting notified that they are now eligible for…
Interior Health needs to focus on ages 25 to 50 for vaccinations: Health Minister
While the Interior Health region’s vaccination rate is seven percentage points behind Vancouver Coastal, it’s…