COVID-19 vaccination appointments in B.C. are being booked at a pace that’s ahead of schedule, the provincial government said Sunday night, so it’s opening appointments to more people a few days sooner.
Starting Monday at noon, non-Indigenous people age 84 and older can start calling for a COVID-19 vaccine appointment. Indigenous peoples age 65 and older could already book.
This is the revised aged-based schedule for when people can start calling. The government is urging people to call only when it’s their turn.
- Monday: 84 and older, born 1937 or earlier
- Tuesday: 83 and older, born 1938 or earlier
- Wednesday: 82 and older, born 1939 or earlier
- Thursday: 81 and older, born 1940 or earlier
- Friday: 80 and older, born 1941 or earlier
The call centre number for people living in the Island Health region is 1-833-348-4787; it’s open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., seven days a week.
More details can be found at the B.C. government website.
The province previously said that people born in 1936 or earlier could start calling for appointments on Monday and those born in 1941 or earlier could start scheduling their shots on March 22.
Monday also marks the launch of vaccination clinics across B.C. for Indigenous elders and seniors over 90 who already have appointments.
At last count on Friday, B.C. had reported just under 87,000 cases of COVID-19 since the pandemic began and had administered almost 381,000 doses of vaccine.
— With a file from The Canadian Press
