With more vaccine shipments set to arrive and young British Columbians expected to get a shot before summer, provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said COVID-19 could be something of the past in a few months.

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So far, 298,851 doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been given out in the province, including 86,746 of which were second doses.

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Earlier this week, the province decided to lengthen the interval between first and second doses of the COVID-19 shot B次元官网网址� from 42 days to four months B次元官网网址� after Health Canada approved a third vaccine for use.

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As of recent estimates, there are 4,743 active cases of COVID-19 in B.C. and 248 individuals currently hospitalized with COVID-19, of whom 63 are in intensive care.

sarah.grochowski@bpdigital.ca
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