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Posted: Mar 01, 2021 4:34 PM PT | Last Updated: March 2
B.C. announced on Monday it is extending the time between the first and second doses of the Moderna or Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to four months to make sure every adult has at least one dose of the vaccine by the end of July.(Ben Nelms/CBC)
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New case numbers continue to hover around similar levels as last week, which means case numbers still remain too high.
Meanwhile, B.C. has entered Phase 2 of the immunization program.
B.C. immunization executive lead Dr. Penny Ballem, along with provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry, Health Minister Adrian Dix, and Premier John Horgan held a news conference today to announce further details about upcoming vaccinations.
Phase 2 will focus on providing vaccinations to those 80 years and above, Indigenous people 65 years and above, residents and staff in supportive and independent-living housing, and homecare staff.