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Posted: Apr 09, 2021 4:00 AM PT | Last Updated: April 9
A vial of the AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 vaccine. (Carlos Osorio/The Canadian Press) comments
It was a relief when 65-year-old Vicente Casas got the call that his turn was up to receive a COVID-19 vaccine on April 5.
As a janitorial employee with WorkSafeBC, he doesn t have the luxury of working from home to avoid infection. He really wanted to have that vaccine because he wanted to have some sort of protection, because we have lost relatives and friends to COVID, his wife Marie Casas explained.
The New Westminster, B.C., man s relief quickly turned to fear and anxiety when the Save-On-Foods pharmacy that had administered the AstraZeneca-Oxford shot called back the next day to tell him the vaccine he d received was expired.
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It’s finally patio season. With sunny days and temperatures expected to hit the mid-teens next week, pandemic-weary B.C. residents are likely to flock to their favourite restaurants and pubs to enjoy food and drinks outdoors.
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Since the B.C. government last week ordered restaurants to suspend indoor dining for three weeks, there has been an online push to support struggling eateries by either dining on the patio or calling for takeout.