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    COVID-19: B.C.'s online vaccine booking system launches Tuesday   
      
   Starting at 8 a.m. Tuesday, people born in 1950 and earlier (71 and older),   
   Indigenous people 18 and older, and those deemed clinically vulnerable can   
   register to book their vaccine appointment through the province’s Get   
   Vaccinated system.    
      
   The province’s long-awaited online booking system for COVID-19 vaccination   
   launches at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, just after B.C. had three days in a row of   
   daily COVID-19 cases topping or nearing 1,000.   
      
   Starting at 8 a.m. Tuesday, people born in 1950 and earlier (71 and older),   
   Indigenous people 18 and older, and those clinically vulnerable can register   
   to book their vaccine appointment through the province’s Get Vaccinated   
   system.    
      
      
   People can register online at gov.bc.ca/getvaccinated, by telephone through a   
   provincial call centre at 1-833-838-2323 or in-person at the nearest Service   
   B.C. location.   
      
      
   People will be required to register when they become eligible in their age   
   category. You will receive a confirmation code which will allow you to book a   
   vaccine appointment when you get an email, text or phone call telling you you   
   are eligible to book,    
   based on your age.   
      
   To avoid system backlogs, the Ministry of Health is asking people to avoid   
   registering until they become eligible in their age group. People are advised   
   to check the Get Vaccinated website regularly for information on when booking   
   opens up their age    
   group.   
      
   “I’m hopeful that it will go very well (Tuesday),” he said. “Of course   
   it will be for everyone to judge when it goes live.”   
      
   The provincial health officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry, has said B.C. is on track to   
   vaccinate nearly half a million residents by mid-April.   
      
   “With more vaccine supply, we are taking an important step into Phase 3 of   
   our immunization plan, and I encourage anyone who has questions to go to the   
   B.C. Centre for Disease Control website to learn more about the safe and   
   effective vaccines we have    
   here in B.C.,” Henry said in a statement. “Every vaccine delivered makes   
   all of us safer – let’s keep our momentum going and get everyone who wants   
   one, their first dose by Canada Day.”   
      
   “Today marks a major milestone in our fight against COVID-19, and we ask   
   everyone to wait their turn and follow three steps to help put this pandemic   
   behind us,” Premier John Horgan said in a statement.   
      
   People between 55 and 65 looking to get the Astra-Zeneca vaccine from their   
   local pharmacy will not be able to book online. They need to book directly   
   with their local pharmacy. A list of participating pharmacies can be found   
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