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Interior Health asks young people and influencers to encourage vaccination

As of Thursday, young people between the ages of 12 and 17 are now eligible to receive COVID-19 in BC.

This week, influencers from communities throughout the Interior have taken to social media to encourage friends, colleagues, and neighbours to get vaccinated. Interior Health is asking them to keep it up.

“I would like to thank each and every person who is helping us raise awareness and encourage people to register and schedule their vaccine appointment,” Interior health President and CEO Susan Brown says, “Whether you’re a family influencer or community influencer, your efforts to share and promote our #journey2immunity campaign are greatly appreciated.”

As of Friday, 404,726 first doses and 24,950 second doses have been administered for a total of 429,676.

 

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Darin Bain
Darin Bain
Darin is a news reporter for Vista Radio's Prince George stations. His career started in the Cariboo in 2020, working as a News Reporter in both 100 Mile House and Williams Lake before making the move to Prince George in late 2021.

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