Vancouver Convention Centre COVID-19 vaccine clinic set to close
Posted February 17, 2022 6:04 pm.
The mass vaccination clinic at the Vancouver Convention Centre will be closing down in the coming days.
A statement from Vancouver Coast Health says it will be “winding down operations” after Feb. 20. The site reopened last month to help ramp up B.C.’s booster campaign.
“Since re-opening in January 2022 to support the province’s COVID-19 booster campaign, the clinic has delivered more than 5,000 immunizations a day, ” says a statement from the health authority.
“VCH continues to regularly monitor vaccination clinic operations, resources and demand, and to adjust our approach based on community needs. Resources from this clinic will be redirected to other healthcare services, including targeted outreach efforts in specific communities and to support other vaccination clinics.”
NEW: The #COVID19 vaccination clinic at the Vancouver Convention Centre is set to wind down operations after Sunday February 20th. It first opened in March 2021, delivering more than 418,000 vaccinations in its first five months of operation. #bcpoli
— John Ackermann ???? (@jackermann) February 18, 2022
Those who live in the region and still need to get a shot will be invited to book at other locations. A full list is available online.
As of Feb.15, the rate of adults who are boosted in the city of Vancouver is between 54 and 64 per cent, according to data from the B.C. Centre for Disease Control, Of those 18 and over, between 90 and 98 per cent have received two shots.
