3rd COVID-19 vaccine dose to be offered to long-term care residents, B.C. health officials announce

Residents in long-term care settings and assisted living will be offered a third dose of COVID-19 vaccine in B.C. starting next week.

Residents in long-term care settings and assisted living will be offered a third dose of COVID-19 vaccine in B.C. starting next week.

Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry gave the update in a live briefing alongside Health Minister Adrian Dix.

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B.C.'s top health officials will give a live update Tuesday on the spread of COVID-19 in the province.

Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix are scheduled to speak early in the afternoon.