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The province, on Friday, reported that 80.6 per cent of adults and 79.5 per cent of everyone over the age of 12 eligible for vaccination had received their first dose with full-vaccination rates hitting 49.9 per cent and 53.2 per cent, respectively.
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However, the number of those eligible who aren’t immunized, “that’s huge, because that’s 20 per cent that is unvaccinated,” said Dr. Brian Conway, medical director of the Vancouver Infectious Diseases Centre.”
However, the number of those eligible who aren’t immunized, “that’s huge, because that’s 20 per cent that is unvaccinated,” said Dr. Brian Conway, medical director of the Vancouver Infectious Diseases Centre. “And then [there are] 10 per cent who are fully vaccinated that didn’t respond to the vaccine, because the vaccine doesn’t work 100 per cent of the time. “So now we’re up to 30 per cent, and it might be higher than that, because the vaccine may not protect as well against the Delta and Lambda variants,” Conway added. And even if vaccinated individuals are protected against serious illness, Conway said they can still act as vectors of the variants and infect people who are more vulnerable to COVID 19.
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Out of 7,800 confirmed cases, 7,614 have recovered.
There were 1,482 vaccine doses given since the last report, bringing the total number of doses given in the region to 243,961.
Provincial COVID-19 data
There are 87 people in hospital, 22 of whom are in critical care.
There were no COVID-19 deaths Tuesday, keeping the provincial total at 1,759.
Of the 147,797 confirmed cases in B.C., 145,420 have recovered.
There were 51,612 vaccine doses given since the last report, bringing the total number of doses given in British Columbia to 5,340,256.
Peace Region vaccination rates continue to lag
As of July 5th, Peace River North has vaccinated 50 per cent of its eligible residents over 12 with at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Peace River South has 51 per cent coverage, and Fort Nelson has 53 per cent of its residents covered.
Out of 7,800 confirmed cases in the region, 7,602 have since recovered.
There were 2,746 vaccine doses given since the last report, bringing the total number of doses given in the region to 232,207.
Provincial COVID-19 data
There are 110 people in hospital, 34 of whom are in critical care.
There were no COVID-19 deaths recorded on Tuesday, keeping the provincial total at 1,754.
Of the 147,578 total cases in the province, 144,931 have since recovered.
There were 55,086 doses given across the province since the last report, moving the total number of doses given in B.C. to 4,941,795.
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