https://globalnews.ca/news/7668751/coronavirus-british-columbia-vaccine-rollout-phase-2/
"B.C. accelerates timeline for first vaccine doses...
All eligible adults should get 1st dose by end July; over-80's, Indigenous people over 65 can book this month.
Also on Monday, the province announced it is extending the time between first and second doses of COVID-19 vaccine to four months. The change, as well as Health Canada's approval of a third vaccine, means every eligible person in B.C. will receive the first dose of their vaccine by mid- to late July.
Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said data from the B.C. Centre for Disease Control — and countries around the world such as the United Kingdom and New Zealand — shows "miraculous" protection of at least 90 per cent from the first dose of a Moderna or Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.
She said the National Advisory Committee on Immunization is expected to issue a statement to align with B.C.'s decision, which frees up 70,000 doses for younger age groups.
"This is amazing news," said Henry. "These vaccines work, they give a very high level of protection and that protection lasts for many months."
"This gives us a very real and important benefit to everybody here in B.C.," Henry added. "That means we can move everybody up the list and more people will be protected sooner."
The newly authorized AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine will also accelerate B.C.'s overall vaccine timeline, possibly bumping front-line workers up the queue. The province expects to receive its first shipment — likely 60,000 doses — on the week of March 9.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/b-c-immunization-plan-covid-1.5931543
"B.C. accelerates timeline for first vaccine doses...
All eligible adults should get 1st dose by end July; over-80's, Indigenous people over 65 can book this month.
Also on Monday, the province announced it is extending the time between first and second doses of COVID-19 vaccine to four months. The change, as well as Health Canada's approval of a third vaccine, means every eligible person in B.C. will receive the first dose of their vaccine by mid- to late July.
Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said data from the B.C. Centre for Disease Control — and countries around the world such as the United Kingdom and New Zealand — shows "miraculous" protection of at least 90 per cent from the first dose of a Moderna or Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.
She said the National Advisory Committee on Immunization is expected to issue a statement to align with B.C.'s decision, which frees up 70,000 doses for younger age groups.
"This is amazing news," said Henry. "These vaccines work, they give a very high level of protection and that protection lasts for many months."
"This gives us a very real and important benefit to everybody here in B.C.," Henry added. "That means we can move everybody up the list and more people will be protected sooner."
The newly authorized AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine will also accelerate B.C.'s overall vaccine timeline, possibly bumping front-line workers up the queue. The province expects to receive its first shipment — likely 60,000 doses — on the week of March 9.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/b-c-immunization-plan-covid-1.5931543
