Online COVID-19 vaccine booking to open in B.C. as case numbers soar Pharmacist Mario Linaksita administers the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to Sharon Berringer, 56, at University Pharmacy, in Vancouver, on Thursday, April 1, 2021. Residents between the ages of 55 and 65 in the Vancouver Coastal Health and Fraser Health regions were able to book appointments to receive the AstraZeneca vaccine after B.C. enlisted 150 pharmacies to distribute 13,500 doses. B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix said 43,000 additional doses are expected to be sent to pharmacies later this week. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck April 05, 2021 - 5:28 PM VANCOUVER - Online COVID-19 vaccine booking is set to launch in British Columbia on Tuesday as the province enters the next phase of its immunization rollout.