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Vol. 06, No. 04, January 29, 2021
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When Do I Get The Vaccine? Phase 1
Phase 2
Dec 2020 to Feb 2021
Phase 3
Feb to Mar 2021
April to June 2021
High-Risk Population • Residents, staff, and essential visitors to long-term care and assisted living • Individuals assessed for and awaiting long-term care • Hospital heath care workers who may provide care for COVID-19 patients • Remote and Isolated Indigenous communities
Phase 4
July to Sept 2021
General Population
• Seniors aged 80+ who are not yet immunized • Indigenous seniors aged 65+, Elders, and additional communities not yet immunized • Hospital staff, community GPs and medical specialists not yet immunized • Vulnerable populations in select congregated settings • Staff in community home support and nursing for seniors
• People aged 79 to 60, in five-year increments: • 79 to 75 • 74 to 70 • 69 to 65 • 64 to 60 • People aged 69 to 16 who are clinically extremely vulnerable
• People aged 59 to 18, in five-year increments: • 59 to 55 • 39 to 35 • 54 to 50 • 34 to 30 • 49 to 45 • 29 to 25 • 44 to 40 • 24 to 18
Once additional vaccines are approved and become available, people between the ages of 18 and 64 who are front-line essential workers or work in specific workplaces or industries may be included in the later part of Phase 3.
The timeline for BC's COVID-19 Immunization Plan may change based on vaccine availability. Information last updated: January 22, 2021 Immunization clinics details will be cation. This is how we will contact you available before Phase 3 of B.C.'s Im- to reserve a vaccine appointment. Immunization clinics are being orgamunization Plan. You can pre-register two to four nized in 172 communities in B.C and weeks before you are eligible to reserve a will be overseen by your local health au- How to get immunized vaccine appointment. Eligibility is based thority. The clinics will be held at large The process to get immunized hapon your phase and age, working backcentres including: pens in three steps. More details about wards in five year increments. the registration process will be made • School gymnasiums Pre-registration opens March 2021. available in late February. • Arenas There will be two options to pre-regis• Convention halls ter: Online or by phone. Step 1: Pre-registration • Community halls Mobile clinics in self-contained ve- Pre-registration helps us book ap- Step 2: Appointment reservation hicles will be available for some rural pointment reservations quickly and eas- When you are contacted to reserve a communities and for people who are ily. When you pre-register, you select vaccine appointment, you must: homebound due to mobility issues. your preferred method of communi- • Complete a pre-screening
Immunization clinics
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• Select a location, date and time You can complete your appointment reservation online or by phone. Step 3: Appointment day Come prepared to your appointment and arrive a few minutes before your scheduled time. At the immunization clinic you will: • Complete a check-in process • Get your vaccine dose • Wait in an observation area for about 15 minutes Continued on page 8
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