Vaccine

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…

Can’t remember if you’re vaccinated for measles? Interior Health says you should find out
Getting a measles vaccine can't be a last minute decision for anyone wanting to travel…

Okanagan man suing over COVID-19 vaccine injury
A Lake Country man who was diagnosed with a rare condition that can cause paralysis…

Anti-vax, anti-SOGI? Central Okanagan school board chair Lee-Anne Tiede responds
Lee-Ann Tiede, the new chair of the Central Okanagan school board, has been portrayed as…

Why anti-vaxxers in Kamloops are gearing up again
Anti-vaxxers who still are still upset about public health orders related to COVID will be holding…

B.C. nurse who tried to use discarded COVID vaccine syringe on patient reprimanded
A B.C. nurse who fished out a COVID vaccine syringe from a used sharps container…

Kootenay nurse suspended for making fake vaccine cards
A nurse from Castlegar got caught making fake vaccine cards and was disciplined by the…

Planned political rally at Kamloops city hall derailed by anti-vaxxers
A Kamloops political rally at city hall today was derailed by anti-vaccine protesters before it…

Discipline hearing planned for Lytton doctor who promoted ‘COVID misinformation’
A family doctor in Lytton is expected to appear at a discipline hearing for his…

Almost 900 Interior Health employees terminated due to vaccine mandate
Health-care staff shortages have put pressure on Interior Health to cut services in rural communities…

Kamloops-Thompson school district teachers, staff to disclose COVID vaccine status
Staff working for the Kamloops-Thompson school district will be required to declare their vaccine status…

Mandatory COVID-19 vaccine policy may be coming for Kamloops school district employees
All employees in the Kamloops public school system may have to prove they’re fully vaccinated…
TNRD approves vaccine policy for elected officials
Board members at the Thompson Nicola Regional District will now be required to be vaccinated…

Kelowna RN sues employer for wrongful dismissal due to vaccine policy
A Kelowna nurse is suing her former employer, claiming she was wrongfully dismissed from a…
UPDATE: Hundreds gather for trucker ‘Freedom Convoy’ protesting COVID-19 vaccine mandates in Kamloops, Salmon Arm
Hundreds of people in Kamloops and Salmon Arm stood along the Trans-Canada Highway this afternoon…