{"id":47762,"date":"2021-03-21T16:57:16","date_gmt":"2021-03-21T20:57:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/?p=47762"},"modified":"2021-03-21T16:57:16","modified_gmt":"2021-03-21T20:57:16","slug":"vaccinations-throughout-greater-campbell-river-and-powell-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/vaccinations-throughout-greater-campbell-river-and-powell-river\/","title":{"rendered":"Vaccinations throughout Greater Campbell River and Powell River"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Roy L Hales<\/p>\n<p>Vaccinations are being carried out throughout the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cortescurrents.ca\/tag\/greater-campbell-river-health-area\/\">Greater Campbell River Health Area<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cortescurrents.ca\/tag\/powell-river\/\">Powell River<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Call centres are standing by to book appointments from 7 AM to 7 PM, 7 days a week.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_47717\" style=\"width: 699px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a class=\"dt-pswp-item\" href=\"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-17-at-6.24.38-PM.png\" data-dt-img-description=\"Screenshot of map for the epi-week of March 7-13 taken from the BC Centre for Disease Control \"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-47717\" class=\"size-full wp-image-47717\" src=\"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-17-at-6.24.38-PM.png\" alt=\"The epi-week of March 7-13\" width=\"689\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-17-at-6.24.38-PM.png 689w, https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-17-at-6.24.38-PM-500x482.png 500w, https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-17-at-6.24.38-PM-223x215.png 223w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 689px) 100vw, 689px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-47717\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Screenshot of map for the epi-week of March 7-13 taken from the BC Centre for Disease Control<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Vaccinations in Campbell River<\/h2>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cortescurrents.ca\/tag\/campbell-river\/\">Campbell River<\/a>\u00a0location has been switched to a covered vaccination clinic set up at the Campbell River hospital. People in the following age groups can book their appointments\u00a0 at\u00a01-833-348-4787.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, March 22nd, the age limit drops to 78+ for non-indigenous people.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, March 23rd, people 77+ can be vaccinated; on Thursday, March 25th \u2013 the limit drops to 76+; as of Saturday, March 27th \u2013 75+.<\/p>\n<h2>Vaccinations on Quadra Island<\/h2>\n<p>Vaccinations on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cortescurrents.ca\/tag\/quadra-island\/\">Quadra Island\u00a0<\/a>start Monday March 22nd for Indigenous people aged 65+ and non-Indigenous people aged 80+.<\/p>\n<p>Seniors can book their appointments by calling 1-833-348-4787.<\/p>\n<p>The entire adult population of Quadra Island will be eligible for vaccinations at a yet to be confirmed date in April<\/p>\n<h2>Vaccinations on Read Island<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/covid19.islandclinics.ca\/?q=locations&amp;page=2\">Read Island is on the list of remote communitie<\/a>s that will receive\u00a0whole community vaccinations.<\/p>\n<h2>Vaccinations on Cortes Island<\/h2>\n<p>As\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cortescurrents.ca\/tag\/campbell-river\/\">Cortes Island<\/a>\u00a0is more remote, whole community vaccinations will be carried out at Gorge Hall, on March 25th, 26th and the 27th.<\/p>\n<p>Every Cortes resident aged 18 and older can book an appointment at 1-877-795-0755<\/p>\n<h2>Vaccinations in Powell River<\/h2>\n<p>In Powell River, indigenous people 55 years or older and non-Indigenous people 70+ can book a COVID 19 vaccination by calling 1- 877-587-5767.<\/p>\n<h2>Links of Interest:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cortescurrents.ca\/tag\/covid-vaccine\/\">(Cortes Currents) articles about COVID vaccines<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cortescurrents.ca\/tag\/covid-update\/\">(Cortes Currents) COVID updates<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.islandhealth.ca\/sites\/default\/files\/covid-19\/documents\/public-health-covid19-daily-dashboard.pdf\">Island Health\u2019s COVID-19 dashboard<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bccdc.ca\/health-info\/diseases-conditions\/covid-19\/data\">(BCCDC) BC COVID Data<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/experience.arcgis.com\/experience\/a6f23959a8b14bfa989e3cda29297ded\">British Columbia COVID-19 data<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.gov.bc.ca\/ministries\/health\">(BC Gov News) news releases from the Ministry of Health<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Roy L Hales Vaccinations are being carried out throughout the\u00a0Greater Campbell River Health Area\u00a0and\u00a0Powell River. 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