By Canadian Press

B.C. reports 737 new cases of COVID-19 as officials tout Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine

Mar 19, 2021 | 4:25 PM

VICTORIA — British Columbia officials say the province will use “every last drop” of available vaccine in its parallel COVID-19 vaccination programs.

Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix say the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine has allowed health authorities to target outbreaks and help front-line workers, as the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines are used for B.C.’s age-based vaccine rollout.

B.C. reported 737 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, bringing the total since the start of the pandemic to 90,786.

The province also reported two new COVID-19-related deaths, for a total of 1,421.

Henry and Dix say 490,022 doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in B.C., 87,139 of which are second doses.

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There have been 68 new cases of variants of concern, bringing the total to 1,200 cases. 

This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 19, 2021.

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