more people are now receiving a second dose of covid-19 vaccine than those receiving a first, according to latest b.c. health data.
this means the vaccine rollout is slowing down, as close to three quarters of all adults in the province have been immunized with at least one dose.
the provincial health officer, dr. bonnie henry, said that just under 50,000 doses of vaccine were administered on monday and 31,262 of those were second doses.
a second dose provides maximum protection and should be administered within two months of the first, according to latest provincial health office guidelines. about eight per cent of b.c. adults are fully immunized.
henry said that just under 72 per cent of those 12 and older have received their first dose of a covid-19 vaccine.
she said there had been 165 new cases of the disease reported over the past day and no deaths.
the number of active cases fell to 2,051 — with 203 of those cases being treated in hospital, including 57 in intensive care. as of sunday, there were 38 patients on mechanical ventilators.
“it is very encouraging to see a steady increase in the number of people in our province who are protected with a covid-19 vaccine. and now, more and more people are fully vaccinated with both of their doses,” henry said.