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B.C. breaks 1-day vaccination record for COVID-19 and flu shots

www.cbc.ca /news/canada/british-columbia/one-day-vaccination-record-covid-19-1.7359701

Record numbers of people in British Columbia are being vaccinated against COVID-19 and flu as the province ramps up its immunization campaign for respiratory illness season.

The health ministry said in a news release that B.C. pharmacies administered almost 82,000 vaccinations on Oct. 15 alone.

It says that was a record for a single day, with about 50,000 shots for flu and about 32,000 for COVID-19 dispensed.

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The first week of the campaign also set a record, with almost 370,000 vaccines administered.

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