Vernon’s COVID-19 vaccination rates have stalled at 85 and 81 per cent

Nov 18, 2021 | 2:29 PM

The COVID-19 vaccination rates for the Vernon/Coldstream health region did not make any gains in the past week.

The first dose rate for the area was recorded at 85 per cent on Nov. 15, which marks two weeks of sitting at this figure.

Nov. 15’s second dose rate of 81 per cent was the same as the figure reported on Nov. 8.

While the overall rates stayed the same, B.C. Centre for Disease Control data did say that second dose rates for both 12-17 year olds and 18-49 year olds rose by a percentage point to 74 per cent each, while the first dose rates for residents age 18-49 rose by one to 80 per cent. The rest of the rates stayed flat when compared to the week prior.

Vernon/Coldstream continues to be middle of the board when compared to other Interior Health areas, with Kamloops South still having the highest overall vaccination rates at 94 per cent for first doses and 90 per cent for second jabs. Enderby had the lowest first dose vaccination rate as of Nov. 15 at 72 per cent, and shared the spot with Kettle Valley for lowest second dose rate at 67 per cent.

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The BCCDC also notes that Enderby had the lowest first dose vaccination rates for residents aged 12 to 17 at 45 per cent, and also had the lowest first dose rates 18-49 year olds at 62 per cent.

BCCDC’s Interior Vaccination Rates as of Nov. 15:

Vernon/Coldstream: 85 per cent (first dose), 81 per cent (second dose)
Armstrong/Spallumcheen: 78 per cent, 74 per cent
North Okanagan/Lumby: 78 per cent, 74 per cent
Lake Country: 84 per cent, 80 per cent
Central Okanagan Rural: 82 per cent, 78 per cent
Downtown Kelowna: 90 per cent, 85 per cent
Glenmore: 92 per cent, 89 per cent
Okanagan Mission: 90 per cent, 87 per cent
West Kelowna: 87 per cent, 83 per cent
Enderby: 72 per cent, 67 per cent
Salmon Arm: 81 per cent, 77 per cent
Penticton: 88 per cent, 84 per cent
Summerland: 87 per cent, 84 per cent
Merritt: 81 per cent, 76 per cent
Lower Thompson: 82 per cent, 77 per cent
Kamloops Centre North: 87 per cent, 82 per cent
Kamloops Centre South: 94 per cent, 90 per cent
Princeton: 83 per cent, 78 per cent
Keremeos: 83 per cent, 78 per cent
Southern Okanagan: 90 per cent, 85 per cent
Kettle Valley: 73 per cent, 67 per cent
Grand Forks: 80 per cent, 76 per cent

These figures come as Interior Health’s overall vaccination rate for Nov. 15 was recorded at 86 per cent for first doses and 81 for second jabs. It’s also noted that seven per cent of eligible Interior residents have received a booster.

The provincial vaccination rates for that same day were 90.7 per cent for first doses and 86.6 per cent for second jabs.

by Liam Verster

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