A Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine vial will be on display in Truro, NS on Wednesday, February 24, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS / Andrew Vaughan
Approximately 15,000 COVID-19 recordings were booked in BC on the first day, more than half in Fraser Health
The department says only 369 bookings were made in Vancouver Coastal Health
British Columbians eligible to schedule a COVID-19 vaccination appointment are encouraged to keep trying if they fail Monday through phone calls that are overwhelmed by calls.
The Ministry of Health confirms that almost 15,000 appointments were booked on the first day residents over 90 or indigenous elders over 65 could make appointments.
Only Fraser Health offered an online option for booking appointments, and there were 8,722 bookings made there, while the Interior and Vancouver Island health departments recorded close to 2,500 bookings each and residents in the north made just over 1,000.
The department says only 369 bookings have been made in Vancouver Coastal, and officials have pledged to work with that health agency to get those bookings “back on track”.
Approximately 80,000 BC residents are eligible for appointments this week, but many have already been vaccinated in their care facilities
The ministry says there is “more than enough time” to add the remaining eligible seniors and elders to the booking list.
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