Vernon/Coldstream vaccination rates continue slow climb

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In the 12 to 17 age group, Vernon/Coldstream reported a first dose rate of 84 per cent and a second dose rate of 79 per cent. That represents a one per cent increase in first doses, though the second jab rate was unchanged.

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Kamloops Centre South had the highest first dose rate for that age group at 91 per cent, while Kettle Valley had the lowest rate at 49 per cent.

The BCCDC data showed that 82 per cent of adults aged 18 to 49 in Vernon/Coldstream had received a first dose of a vaccine and 79 per cent were double dosed. The figures from Monday are the same as those recorded the previous week.

Comparatively, both Glenmore and Kamloops Centre South recorded first dose rates in their 18 to 49 populations at 98 per cent, while Enderby had the lowest rate at 65 per cent.

Vernon/Coldstream also had a first dose rate of 91 per cent for residents aged 50 and over and a second dose rate of 90 per cent, which was the same as the week before.

Kamloops Centre South had the highest first dose rate for the 50 and over group at 94 per cent, while Kettle Valley had the lowest rate in the Interior at 78 per cent.

Additionally, the BCCDC data shows that 80 per cent of Vernon/Coldstream residents aged 70 and over have received a third COVID-19 vaccine. That marks a four per cent increase from the previous Monday.

The highest booster-shot rate for that age group was recorded at 84 per cent in Kamloops Centre South, while the lowest rate was 62 per cent in Kettle Valley.

The Interior’s booster rate for those aged 70 and over was recorded at 77 Monday, while the provincial rate was 79 per cent.

BCCDC’s Interior Vaccination Rates (12+) as of Jan. 31:

• Vernon/Coldstream: 87 per cent (first dose), 85 per cent (second dose) (+1)
• Armstrong/Spallumcheen: 80 per cent, 77 per cent
• North Okanagan/Lumby: 80 per cent, 78 percent (+1)
• Lake Country: 86 per cent, 83 per cent
• Central Okanagan Rural: 84 per cent, 81 per cent
• Downtown Kelowna: 92 per cent, 89 per cent
• Glenmore: 95 per cent, 92 per cent
• Okanagan Mission: 92 per cent (+1), 90 per cent
• West Kelowna: 89 per cent, 86 per cent
• Enderby: 75 per cent (+1), 71 per cent
• Salmon Arm: 83 per cent, 80 per cent
• Penticton: 89 per cent, 87 per cent
• Summerland: 89 per cent (+1), 86 per cent
• Merritt: 83 per cent, 79 per cent
• Lower Thompson: 84 per cent, 81 per cent (+1)
• Kamloops Centre North: 89 per cent , 86 per cent (+1)
• Kamloops Centre South: 96 per cent, 94 per cent (+1)
• Princeton: 85 per cent, 81 per cent
• Keremeos: 84 per cent, 81 per cent
• Southern Okanagan: 92 per cent, 88 per cent
• Kettle Valley: 75 per cent, 71 per cent
• Grand Forks: 82 per cent, 79 per cent (+1)

As of Monday, the Interior had a first dose vaccination rate of 88 per cent for residents aged 12 and over, a second dose rate of 85 per cent, and 46 per cent had received a booster shot.

Provincially, 93 per cent of British Columbians aged 12 and over had received their first does of a COVID-19 vaccine, 90 per cent were double dosed, and 46 per cent had received a third jab.