Multiple Northern Health communities to adopt 18+ COVID-19 vaccination eligibility

A number of Northern communities are extending their vaccination age restrictions to 18+.

The age-based vaccine rollout using the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines is accelerating rapidly across the province and as of noon today (Friday), all Northern residents aged 74 and up or Indigenous residents aged 55 and up can book an appointment.

The call centre is available 7 days a week from 7 am to 7 pm.

Meanwhile, the following communities will begin booking vaccine appointments for those 18 and up:

• Hudson’s Hope (18+ booking starts March 26)
• Chetwynd (18+ bookings start March 27)
• Fort St. James (18+ bookings start March 27)
• Burns Lake (18+ bookings start March 29)
• Southside (18+ bookings start March 29th)
• Tumbler Ridge (18+ bookings start April 1st)
• Fraser Lake (18+ bookings start April 2nd)
• Mackenzie (18+ bookings start April 4th)
• McBride (18+ bookings start April 5th)
• Valemount (18+ bookings start April 5th)

Northern Health spokesperson, Steve Raper reminds residents to not call into book until the call-in date, and the number to call will be made available at that time. 

“The whole community approach to vaccinating residents all at once is due to population size, remoteness, logistics, and/or accessibility – and these can be expanded to address outbreaks, clusters or high population incidence rates,” added Raper.

Residents are also being urged to check the NH website for their community-specific COVID-19 vaccination schedule.