4.2M British Columbians vaccinated against COVID-19
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It’s been one year since the COVID-19 vaccines have become available in British Columbia, and to date, a vast majority of the population has chosen to get a dose.
On Dec. 15, 2020, the first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine was administered in B.C. to Nisha Yunus, a long-term care aide.
Since then, more than 8.3-million vaccines have been administered to British Columbians aged 12 and over. As of Monday, Dec. 14, 91.5 per cent of eligible residents (4.2-million people) have received one dose of a vaccine, and 88.5 per cent (4.1-million) have been double dosed.
Vaccinations opened to children aged five to 11 years old on Nov. 30, 2021. Data from the B.C. Centre for Disease Control says as Thursday, Dec. 9, 15 per cent of B.C. children in that age group have received one dose. The number of vaccines administered to that age group was not disclosed.
