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More Canadian parents are against childhood immunization: poll
To some, the COVID pandemic may feel like a distant memory. But the pressing danger…
As seasons change, B.C. health officials expecting hundreds more flu, COVID hospitalizations
B.C. is rolling out flu vaccines this October in hopes of keeping the province's hospitals…
COVID vaccine clinics moving to smaller venues in Interior Health
Interior Health is shifting away from large, mass vaccination clinics to offering COVID vaccines in…
Interior Health slow to get COVID vaccines to children
Only four per cent of children aged five to 11 have received their first dose…
One-third of unvaccinated B.C. health workers in Interior Health as deadline arrives
Today is the deadline for health-care workers in B.C. to have at least one dose…
101 new COVID-19 cases in Interior Health
The province is reporting 667 new cases of COVID-19 B.C. since yesterday, with 101 of…
People’s Party leader Maxime Bernier speaks against COVID-19 vaccine passports in Kelowna
The People’s Party of Canada leader Maxime Bernier made stops in the Okanagan this weekend…
B.C. has allowed ‘mature minor consent’ for vaccinations long before COVID-19
Some Central Okanagan parents are frustrated with COVID-19 vaccination letters sent directly to students informing…
You could get a choice of what vaccine to take as 2nd dose in B.C.
B.C. residents should know by the end of May if it’s better to “mix and…
Interior Health urges residents to get AstraZeneca vaccine even as supply dries up
One day after provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced the supply of AstraZeneca vaccine…
Peachland mayor opts to wait for vaccine, ‘bothered’ by volunteers jumping the queue
While being mayor in a Central Okanagan community doesn’t qualify one for an early vaccination,…
Online COVID-19 vaccine registration available tomorrow in B.C.
Online immunization appointments in B.C. can be booked online as of tomorrow morning. Prior to…
‘A Matter of Trust’: The grim reality behind Indigenous vaccine fears
Devin Sampare is clear that he’s not an anti-vaxxer. “My children got all the same…
Beware of the COVID-19 vaccination scams out there: Kamloops RCMP
Kamloops RCMP are warning residents of some COVID-19 scams making the rounds throughout the province.…
Most in B.C. won’t begin rolling up sleeves for COVID-19 vaccine until at least March
While the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine has been approved for Canada and will arrive in B.C.…