COVID-19 by mid-May.Those three groups are at the top of the list in B.C.’s priority front-line vaccine program, and began being immunized in late March.The rollout of the plan was slowed when concerns emerged about rare blood clots associated with the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, which was being used for the program.Since then, provincial health officer Dr.
Bonnie Henry said the plan has moved forward using the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, with about 15 per cent of existing supplies going to front-line workers.With a large shipment of Pfizer vaccine expected next week, Henry said the process should speed up.
Dwindling AstraZeneca supply sends B.C. women on vaccine road trip “Our worker program will be able to be accelerated as well,.