Children in British Columbia five to 11 years old will soon have access to Pfizer’s COVID-19 pediatric vaccine.

People in British Columbia are being encouraged to protect themselves and those around them against influenza this year by getting a flu shot.

Government is updating its K-12 education health and safety guidelines to require masks for kindergarten to Grade 3 students. 

The Province is launching the BC Vaccine Card, a digital or printed document that shows the stage cardholders are at in their COVID-19 vaccine progress.

The Province is reaffirming to British Columbians that the health authorities, Emergency Management BC (EMBC) and BC Emergency Health Services (BCEHS) remain geared up and ready to help people through another heat wave.

More than 300,000 front-line workers, including first responders, grocery store employees, and teachers and child care workers, will be eligible for COVID-19 vaccinations over the coming weeks as the Province’s COVID-19 Immunization Plan moves forward ahead of schedule.

British Columbians are a step closer to receiving their COVID-19 immunizations, with additional details and timelines released for the largest and most complex immunization plan to ever roll out in B.C.