Interior Health has praised its mobile vaccination clinics after they hit a new milestone.
The teams have administered 5,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine across the region since they began operating last week.
They are making stops at more than 40 communities during their tour of the Interior.
“Our teams of immunizers and support staff have undertaken the most important road trip of the summer by bringing quick and easy access to COVID-19 vaccines to small and rural communities across the region,” said Interior Health president and CEO Susan Brown.
“The support from community leaders, local government, chambers of commerce, school districts, farming associations and more has made the mobile immunization clinics successful and made our teams feel welcomed everywhere they go.”
In the coming week, the mobile clinics will visit Sorrento, Chase, Cache Creek, Clinton, 100 Mile House, Williams Lake, Grand Forks, Christina Lake, Winlaw, Kaslo, Nelson and Creston.
The effort is being undertaken with the assistance of the British Columbia Automobile Association (BCAA).
The organization’s president, Eric Hopkins, said he is “absolutely thrilled” to be helping.
“Bravo to the thousands of people in these communities who are doing their part to protect British Columbians and increase our vaccine rates,” he said.
“We are grateful to Interior Health and everyone we have visited so far, and we look forward to continuing our journey.”
No advance appointments are necessary for the mobile clinics.
People who live or work in each community can walk up, register and receive their first COVID-19 vaccine.
To find out more about IH’s mobile immunization clinics and their schedules, head here.
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