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Vaccine
Penticton brewery that took anti-vaccine card stance moves to takeout model
A Penticton brewery is moving to a counter service and takeout model after it announced…
Penticton brewery changes course, will require proof of vaccine
A Penticton entrepreneur who openly defied B.C.'s vaccine passport system has made a shift in…
Vernon bistro intent on defying vaccine passports may lose liquor licence
The owner of Midtown Bistro in Vernon said she is willing to face fines and…
Hard copies can’t be used to prove vaccine status in B.C. starting today
Hard copies of COVID vaccine documents are no longer valid as of today, Sept. 26.…
Okanagan man suing over COVID-19 vaccine injury
A Lake Country man who was diagnosed with a rare condition that can cause paralysis…
Can’t remember if you’re vaccinated for measles? Interior Health says you should find out
Getting a measles vaccine can't be a last minute decision for anyone wanting to travel…
COVID-19 spring booster vaccines now available throughout BC
BC residents now have access to spring COVID-19 vaccine boosters to protect themselves from the…
Interior Health extending measles vaccine catch-up program
Even though there are no active reports of measles in the Okanagan or the surrounding…
Interior Health authority prepares for deadly influenza season
The great purge is upon us once again, the annual influenza season that sickens and…
Another case of meningococcal disease confirmed within Interior Health region
OKANAGAN – The Interior Health Authority has confirmed another case of meningococcal disease. This is…
More meningococcal immunization clinics added in Okanagan today
OKANAGAN – The Interior Health Authority is holding more immunization clinics today due to the…
Strong demand means some providers short of flu vaccine in Kelowna
KELOWNA – Strong demand has left some local pharmacies and clinics short of this year’s…
Free flu shots available for at-risk groups in Thompson-Okanagan
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Flu season is back, and the Interior Health Authority is reminding all at-risk…
Vernon mom raising alarm after teenage son asked to consent to immunization
YOUTH HAD BAD REACTION TO VACCINATIONS AS A CHILD VERNON – You might not think…
More cases of whooping cough in Vernon than normal
VERNON – A jump in the number of people coming down with the whooping cough…
This year’s flu vaccine to target relatively vicious strain
KELOWNA – If you feel like this fall has already been worse than others for getting a cold or the flu, Interior Health has some bad news for you. It won’t peak for another month. According to Interior Health medical officer Kamran Golmohammadi the influenza virus and all the other viruses that cause flu-like symptoms...