British Columbians 40+ can book vaccination appointments next week

BC will begin booking vaccination appointments for people born 1981 or earlier next week.

“With the vaccines that we have been receiving this week, we're now in a place where we can move very quickly down these age groups,” Dr. Henry said Thursday.

Everyone who has already registered will be receiving an email or text notification in the coming week inviting them to book an appointment.

People must be registered through BC’s Get Vaccinated system to get an email or text notification prompting them to book an appointment when it is their turn.

If you have registered, you will be contacted to book your vaccine if you are:

Over 46 years old (1975 or earlier) - on Fri, May 7 after 7pm

Over 43 years old (1978 or earlier) - on Sun, May 9 after 7pm

Over 40 years old (1981 or earlier) - on Tues, May 11 after 7pm

— Adrian Dix (@adriandix) May 6, 2021

Anyone who is not registered can in one of three ways:

• 24-7, online: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/getvaccinated.html
• through a provincial call centre between 7 a.m. and 7 pm (Pacific time), toll-free, at 1 833 838-2323
• in person at the nearest Service BC location

A personal health number, postal code, first and last name, date of birth and email address are needed to register.

BC is expected to surpass the two million people vaccinated mark on Thursday.