meanwhile, b.c. reported one death and 108 cases if covid-19 in the past day on friday. it said 76.7 per cent of adults have now have had their first dose of a covid vaccine, while 823,371 people have had two doses.
perhaps not as widely reported as the reopening of springsteen’s show, the issue was further confused thursday when canada’s national advisory committee on immunization made a new recommendation saying that an mrna vaccine, such as pfizer or moderna, is the “preferred” choice for a second shot. this was after saying on june 1 that astrazeneca recipients “could” mix-and-match.
the evolving message upset gwenny farrell, a white rock resident who booked her second dose of astrazeneca on the first day it became available.
“i’m frustrated because now, after being told for months that the best vaccine is the first one that’s in your arm, i’m being told i may have made a mistake,” she said.
but b.c.’s public safety minister, mike farnworth, said he got his second astrazeneca dose last week and would do the same if it was available this week.
his message to others who have received two doses is clear: “don’t worry, you’re fully vaccinated.”
prime minister justin trudeau, who also got the astrazeneca vaccine, said his government is working with u.s. and international officials to ensure canadians who received astrazeneca face few barriers to travel.