VANCOUVER As B.C. s COVID-19 case numbers remain alarmingly high, some anxious teachers are resorting to driving around the Lower Mainland in the hopes of getting a jab. Sheelagh Brothers tweeted a photo Tuesday night of what she described as teachers lined up in Surrey hoping to get one of the vaccine doses left over at the end of the day. Vaccine must be used within hours of being diluted, and while health authorities have protocols in place to prevent waste, in some instances they are being offered to the public. Brothers said teachers have been hearing about these instances through an informal communication system, usually another teacher who will spread the word about a clinic that provided leftover vaccine late at night. She said that s what happened on Tuesday.
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The B.C. School Trustees Association has sent a similar letter to the ministers, trustee Ron Polillo said. This is a no-brainer, he said. They should be vaccinated at the same rate as healthcare workers and first responders. Since the beginning of the month, Northern Health has reported COVID-19 exposures at five schools in the district (Valemount Elementary, College Heights Secondary, Prince George Secondary, Pineview Elementary and Hart Highlands Elementary). Trustee Bob Thompson said school staff are facing a game of Russian roulette to see if they are exposed to COVID-19. And some in-school staff members are part of the older demographics that are more likely to suffer serious symptoms from the disease.