The first long-term care resident has been vaccinated for COVID-19 in Interior Health’s region at the Sunnybank Retirement Home in Oliver.This begins the rollout to other long-term care homes in the Interior Health region.‘Betty’ was the first to receive the Pfizer Vaccine at the care home, as Interior Health has also announced it can now move the Pfizer vaccine safely.Betty did not disclose her last name.
Coronavirus: Okanagan MLA Ben Stewart critical of B.C.’s vaccine rollout Interior Health has said the majority of long-term care staff at McKinney Place and Sunnybank Retirement Home have been immunized, along with a few residents.Oliver Mayor Martin Johansen says the arrival of the vaccine is something he’s been anxiously waiting.