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.

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.

Today marks the first day of British Columbia’s provincewide COVID-19 immunizations, the most comprehensive vaccine program to ever be delivered in B.C.