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By Aaron Schulze

Kamloops Vaccine Progress

More than 30,000 COVID-19 vaccines delivered in Kamloops to date

Apr 19, 2021 | 10:53 AM

KAMLOOPS — Enough COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered in Kamloops to cover nearly half of city’s adult population.

As of Monday (April 19), Interior Health Medical Health Officer Dr. Carol Fenton said a total of 31,738 COVID-19 vaccines have been delivered. The vaccines are a mixture of first and second doses. Fenton told CFJC Today 29,665 doses were first doses. She notes the totals include vaccines given out at pharmacies and long-term care facilities.

According to the 2016 Census, 71,210 Kamloops residents are 20 and older. There are 5,090 people in Kamloops age 15 to 19, but the Census doesn’t disclose how many 18- and 19-year-olds reside in the city.

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Fenton said the first dose of a COVID-19 protects well, but it takes a minimum two to three weeks to develop protection. She added that vaccinated people must follow public health protocols.

Anyone age 40 and up can register for their COVID-19 vaccine today. People 18 and up can register by week’s end.