Province announces catch-up immunization program
Mar 20, 2019 | 11:20 AM
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VICTORIA — B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix announced the government is launching a catch-up immunization program to protect against the latest measles outbreak.
Dix said there have been 19 cases of measles in B.C. this year which he noted coincides with a global increase in measles cases.
In fact, he said all B.C. cases are connected to exposure outside of BC. Dix said health authorities will deliver the program and will be made available in schools to children from K-12, public health units, community health centres and mobile community clinics in select regions.
The program will run this spring from April through June. The Province is initially purchasing $3 million dollars in vaccine – the equivalent of one year’s supply.
