Interior Health opening more clinics for COVID booster program

Interior Health is expanding COVID-19 immunization clinic capacity with new clinics across the region.

This month, larger immunization clinics are opening in Kelowna, Williams Lake, Nelson, Castlegar, Trail and Cranbrook, while clinics in several other communities are extending hours and adding more appointments at their current locations, according to a press release from the health authority.

Pharmacies across Interior Health are also adding more appointments.

Everyone ages 18 and older will receive an invitation to book their appointment for a booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine approximately six months after the date of their second dose.

Pregnant women ages 18 and older can get a booster dose eight weeks after their second dose. To book an appointment, they can call the call centre at 1-833-838-2323 and self-identify as pregnant. COVID-19 vaccines are safe to receive at any point in pregnancy, according to Interior Health.

Booster doses are available by appointment only.

Once residents receive their invites by email or text, they can book an appointment.

People who still need their first or second dose can drop in or also make an appointment.

More information on immunization clinics can be found through the health authority's website here.

For information on how to book a COVID-19 vaccine appointment, visit the province's website here or call 1-833-838-2323.

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