Younger adults in Burnaby are still leading the way for COVID-19 vaccination.
The city's 18-to-49 age group is the most vaccinated in the Fraser Health region, with fully 89% of that cohort having received two doses of a COVID vaccine. That's according to the latest data on the B.C. Centre for Disease control's surveillance dashboard.
In fact, just seven local health areas in B.C. – all of them in the Vancouver Coastal Health region – have a higher percentage of fully vaccinated residents in that age group, which takes in Generation Z, Millennials and the younger half of the Generation X cohort. (See below for the list of top health areas.)
First-dose vaccination rates among that age group in Burnaby have now climbed to 95%.
Vaccination rates continue to be high among all age groups in the city, with every marker now over 80%. Among 12-to-17-year-olds, 89% have received one dose and 82% are now fully vaccinated. For the 50-and-up crowd, first-dose vaccination stands at 89% and second-dose at 86%.
In total, 87% of the city's eligible population (aged 12 and up) has been fully vaccinated with two doses.
Vancouver winning the vaccination race
Here are the top local health areas in B.C. for fully vaccinated young adults (18 to 49):
- Vancouver Northeast: 94%
- Vancouver City Centre: 94%
- Central Coast: 94%
- Vancouver Midtown: 93%
- Vancouver Westside: 91%
- Vancouver South: 91%
- North Vancouver: 90%
- Greater Victoria: 89%
- Burnaby: 89%
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