People with disabilities say B.C.'s COVID-19 vaccine priorities leave them unprotected Advocates say the current criteria exclude a wide range of people who are more likely to become seriously ill or die from COVID-19, and they've been kept in the dark about how B.C. has arrived at its definition for "clinically extremely vulnerable" patients. Social Sharing Groups call for more transparency as patients with high risk of serious illness and death left out Posted: Apr 08, 2021 5:00 AM PT | Last Updated: April 8 The B.C. government has estimated that about 200,000 clinically extremely vulnerable people qualify for priority access to a COVID-19 vaccine. Nearly five times as many qualify in Alberta.(Esteban Felix/The Associated Press)