As COVID-19 cases continue to soar, vaccinations across B.C. and in Burnaby are seeing a large slowdown.
Vaccination rates in Burnaby's four quadrants from July 25 to 31, 2021 were as follows:
BURNABY NORTHWEST
- Vaccination coverage (first dose) of those 12 years of age and older: 87%
- Vaccination coverage (second dose) of those 12 years of age and older: 74%
BURNABY NORTHEAST
- Vaccination coverage (first dose) of those 12 years of age and older: 85%
- Vaccination coverage (second dose) of those 12 years of age and older: 72%
BURNABY SOUTHWEST
- Vaccination coverage (first dose) of those 12 years of age and older: 85%
- Vaccination coverage (second dose) of those 12 years of age and older: 72%
BURNABY SOUTHEAST
- Vaccination coverage (first dose) of those 12 years of age and older: 83%
- Vaccination coverage (second dose) of those 12 years of age and older: 70%
According to the BCCDC COVID-19 Surveillance Dashboard, vaccination rates from July 31, 2021, to Aug. 5, 2021, are as follows:
BURNABY NORTHWEST
- Vaccination coverage (first dose) of those 12 years of age and older: 87%
- Vaccination coverage (second dose) of those 12 years of age and older: 75%
BURNABY NORTHEAST
- Vaccination coverage (first dose) of those 12 years of age and older: 85%
- Vaccination coverage (second dose) of those 12 years of age and older: 73%
BURNABY SOUTHWEST
- Vaccination coverage (first dose) of those 12 years of age and older: 84%
- Vaccination coverage (second dose) of those 12 years of age and older: 70%
BURNABY SOUTHEAST
- Vaccination coverage (first dose) of those 12 years of age and older: 83%
- Vaccination coverage (second dose) of those 12 years of age and older: 71%
With 82.1% of the province's eligible population having had at least one jab of a COVID-19 vaccine, and 70.6% of that population being fully vaccinated, most people eager to get vaccinated have already done so.
This has prompted a drop in the number of people visiting vaccination centres a day after Health Minister Adrian Dix announced that appointments at those centres are no longer necessary.
There were only 20,006 vaccine doses that went into British Columbians' arms in the past 24 hours. There has not been that few doses provided in a single day since April 6, when the government said 18,466 doses were administered. April 6 was an anomaly at the time, however, as all other days in that calendar week had more than 34,000 doses provided.
The struggle to get people who have been stragglers at getting vaccinated into clinics comes as the number of individuals with active COVID-19 infections keeps jumping new months-high levels.
There are now 3,284 people in B.C. actively battling COVID-19 infections, including 395 whose illness was diagnosed in the past 24 hours. The last time more British Columbians had active COVID-19 infections was May 28, when 3,441 residents were fighting the disease.
Serious infections are also on the rise. A net total of three more people were admitted to B.C. hospitals with COVID-19 in the past day, for a total of 71. The last time B.C. hospitals had more such patients was on July 9, when there were 73 individuals fighting fo their lives. Of the 71 people now hospitalized, 23 are in intensive care units (ICUs).
- With files from Glen Korstrom, Business In Vancouver
