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VICTORIA -- The McKinnon gymnasium at the University of Victoria was a hive of activity Friday morning as crews worked to erect a large-scale COVID-19 vaccination clinic. The UVic site is the latest mass vaccination clinic to be identified on Vancouver Island. Construction crews worked quickly to erect a tent system which will likely protect people from the elements as they wait to enter the university gym. A glimpse inside the gym unveiled rows of spaced tables. It's currently unclear how many shots could be administered at the clinic at one time. "There is lots of parking, easy accessibility and lots of signage," said local senior Santa Pennington.
VICTORIA -- Staff are putting the finishing touches on Langford’s COVID-19 vaccination clinic at the Eagle Ridge Community Centre. Outside the building, a crew of workers from Victoria Contracting had painted four new disability parking stalls and ground down the cement at an entrance to the building to allow easier access for people in wheelchairs. Dustin Schmidt was one of the workers doing the job. “It’s actually super exciting,” he said. “It’s something you never expect to find in your life… going through a pandemic and all these kinds of crazy things, and now we're helping get set up for the vaccinations so hopefully we can get rid of this thing.”
VICTORIA -- British Columbia’s provincial government had pledged that people who are 80 years old and over and reside in the community would get their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine in February or March, but delays in vaccine supply have slowed things down somewhat. Still, B.C.’s Health Minister Adrian Dix said Friday that first doses for this highly vulnerable demographic could be expected by mid-March. “You can expect to be vaccinated between March 15 and the end of March,” said Dix, after noting that the lack of supply of the vaccines has been the only impediment to faster administration of the shots.