B.C.’s provincial well being officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry, and Well being Minister Adrian Dix are offering an replace Tuesday on the COVID-19 disaster within the province.
Henry stated dad and mom can now register their kids, ages 5 to 11, to obtain a Pfizer vaccine, as soon as it’s authorized by Well being Canada.
She stated the province is early November to have the ability to present vaccines for that age group.
Eligibility could possibly be based mostly on kids in high-risk communities and households with a number of kids that may get vaccinated collectively.
Henry additionally stated she is formally making the change to the indoor public masks mandate to incorporate everybody ages 5 and up.
The mandate aligns with the COVID masks mandate in colleges, requiring everybody from kindergarten and above to put on a masks indoors.
It contains malls, procuring, grocery shops, libraries, neighborhood centres, pubs and bars in addition to workplaces the place folks work together with bigger components of the general public.
The state of affairs in B.C.’s north continues to be a priority for well being officers.
Dix stated Tuesday that 55 folks have now been transferred from Northern Well being ICU to Vancouver Island, Coastal or Fraser Well being areas.
Of these, 43 have examined optimistic for COVID-19 and 42 are usually not absolutely vaccinated, Dix added.
Over the Thanksgiving weekend, 14 sufferers alone have been flown from Northern B.C. to different areas.
“That’s how they spent their Thanksgiving weekend,” Dix stated.
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Lengthy-term care properties and assisted dwelling amenities employees should have no less than one dose of a COVID vaccine Tuesday so as to keep employment.
Dix stated Tuesday there may be nonetheless 1,955 employees who are usually not vaccinated in long-term care at at the moment’s deadline. That’s about 5 per cent of the workforce.
Nevertheless, Dix added these embody informal employees that aren’t on the schedule at the moment.
All B.C. health-care workers must be vaccinated by Oct. 26.
On Friday, the province reported 743 new circumstances of COVID-19, together with 5 further deaths.
Dix and Henry are anticipated to offer an replace on the variety of vaccinated folks in B.C.
As of Friday, 88.6 per cent of eligible residents have obtained no less than one dose of a COVID vaccine and 82.2 per cent of individuals have been absolutely vaccinated.
On the weekend, the B.C. authorities confirmed it has opened up registration for youthful youngsters to get the Pfizer vaccine.
Whereas Pfizer has requested Well being Canada approve its vaccine for youths aged 5 to 11, the B.C. authorities stated is getting its geese in a row for if and when that approval comes.
The province has stated it can notify dad and mom when it’s time to guide a vaccine appointment for youngsters and will probably be based mostly on eligibility, not after they have been registered.
This story shall be up to date following the press convention.
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