B.C. opens COVID-19 vaccine registration to 60-year-olds

B.C. opens COVID-19 vaccine registration to 60-year-olds
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The B.C. government announced on Saturday that individuals born in 1961 or earlier (those 60 and older) can register to book their COVID-19 appointment.

If you are 60 or older in British Columbia, there is good news.

The B.C. government announced on Saturday that individuals born in 1961 or earlier (those 60 and older) can register to book their COVID-19 appointment.

Individuals can register and book their appointments online by visiting gov.bc.ca/getvaccinated or by calling 1-833-838-2323.

In order to get vaccinated in B.C., eligible individuals must first register and receive a confirmation number from the province.

That confirmation number is required in order to actually book an appointment, and helps health authorities request the right amount of vaccine doses for each community, according to the provincial government.

Individuals will then be notified when they are able to book an appointment, which can be done over the phone or online.

After attending your appointment, and receiving your first dose, you will be notified by email, text, or phone when you become eligible to book an appointment for your second dose.

B.C.’s health minister, Adrian Dix, said during a media availability on Saturday that those 60 and older who register now can expect to receive their first dose in the coming weeks.

“They will get their vaccine in the next few weeks,” he said.

Since B.C. rolled out an online vaccination registration and booking system started earlier this month, nearly 650,000 people have registered and more than 170,000 have booked their shot, according to the provincial government.

“We are making real progress,” Dix said. “It will be more than a million people with their first dose over the weekend.”

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