COVIDvaccine

The province also announced it will roll out a spring booster vaccine program for seniors in long-term care and assisted living facilities. 

The BC Vaccine Card requirement will be lifted April 8.

The Parksville Community Centre 5–11 vaccine clinic runs Fridays from 11:30 a.m. to 6:20 p.m. and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 3:50 p.m. Its 12 and older COVID-19 vaccine clinic runs Tuesday to Thursday from 11:30 a.m. to 6:20 p.m.

B.C. will lift some COVID-19 restrictions tomorrow (Feb. 16), but will keep vaccine card and mask requirements.

New COVID-19 cases continue to decline in the Oceanside local health area, BC Centre for Disease Control (BC CDC) data shows.

The provincial government has extended its COVID-19 vaccine card program to June 30.

New COVID-19 cases are on the decline in the Oceanside local health area after several weeks of record increases, BC Centre for Disease Control (BC CDC) data shows.

People 12 and up can drop in for a first or second dose Jan. 18–20 from 11:30 a.m. to 6:20 p.m. Third doses are available with an appointment.

City employees, contractors, volunteers and on-call firefighters will have the choice to take rapid tests if they do not wish to declare their vaccination status. Termination is not being considered for workers who are not vaccinated, according to the city.

The local health area reported 115 cases between Jan. 2 and 8, smashing the previous record of 72 from the week before.