I have finally spotted some information about the Spring 2026 British Columbia COVID-19 vaccination campaign, on BC's COVID immunization page (2026-04-21).
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I have finally spotted some information about the Spring 2026 British Columbia COVID-19 vaccination campaign, on BC's COVID immunization page (2026-04-21). They say:
B.C.’s COVID-19 spring program is expected to run from April 22 to July 31, 2026, and you will get contacted by the registration system.
They recommend a spring dose for:
+ Adults 80 years and older
+ Indigenous adults 70 years and older
+ Residents of long-term care homes and assisted living facilities and those awaiting placement
+ People 6 months and older who have been diagnosed as clinically extremely vulnerable (CEV 1 or CEV 2)They have a weaker recommendation for:
+ Adults 65 years and older
+ Indigenous adults 55 years and olderIt is not clear to me if people outside of the above groups are *allowed* to get a vaccination.
Unlike in previous years, the province did not put out a press release -- at least not one that I could find anywhere.
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I have finally spotted some information about the Spring 2026 British Columbia COVID-19 vaccination campaign, on BC's COVID immunization page (2026-04-21). They say:
B.C.’s COVID-19 spring program is expected to run from April 22 to July 31, 2026, and you will get contacted by the registration system.
They recommend a spring dose for:
+ Adults 80 years and older
+ Indigenous adults 70 years and older
+ Residents of long-term care homes and assisted living facilities and those awaiting placement
+ People 6 months and older who have been diagnosed as clinically extremely vulnerable (CEV 1 or CEV 2)They have a weaker recommendation for:
+ Adults 65 years and older
+ Indigenous adults 55 years and olderIt is not clear to me if people outside of the above groups are *allowed* to get a vaccination.
Unlike in previous years, the province did not put out a press release -- at least not one that I could find anywhere.
I talked to a BC resident today over 75, who told me that his pharmacy phoned him about getting a COVID-19 shot. Apparently BC isn't using the registration system this year -- they are leaving it up to the pharmacies to contact people about getting COVID-19 vaccinations.
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I talked to a BC resident today over 75, who told me that his pharmacy phoned him about getting a COVID-19 shot. Apparently BC isn't using the registration system this year -- they are leaving it up to the pharmacies to contact people about getting COVID-19 vaccinations.
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I talked to a BC resident today over 75, who told me that his pharmacy phoned him about getting a COVID-19 shot. Apparently BC isn't using the registration system this year -- they are leaving it up to the pharmacies to contact people about getting COVID-19 vaccinations.
@ducky Thanks for this info. I'll contact our pharmacy to make appointments for my family. This government seems hellbent on covid normalization/treating it like common cold/flu. It's horrific.
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I talked to a BC resident today over 75, who told me that his pharmacy phoned him about getting a COVID-19 shot. Apparently BC isn't using the registration system this year -- they are leaving it up to the pharmacies to contact people about getting COVID-19 vaccinations.
@ducky I went to our pharmacy and they told me I have to use the registration system as they only have enough vaccinations for those people. I can't make an appointment directly with them, in other words.
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@ducky I went to our pharmacy and they told me I have to use the registration system as they only have enough vaccinations for those people. I can't make an appointment directly with them, in other words.
@laurendw Interesting. My friend is in Fraser; which Health Authority are you in?
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I talked to a BC resident today over 75, who told me that his pharmacy phoned him about getting a COVID-19 shot. Apparently BC isn't using the registration system this year -- they are leaving it up to the pharmacies to contact people about getting COVID-19 vaccinations.
UPDATE: I just called my pharmacy (an independent, in VCH), and they told me:
+ Reservations are still through the government site BUT they are taking walk-ins.
+ If you are not in one of the groups explicitly called out, you are still allowed to get a shot (as long as it has been at least three months since your previous shot).
