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BC government looking to boost child vaccination rates

The provincial government will soon launch another public awareness campaign, urging parents to have their children fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

The move comes as inoculation rates among children stall in B-C.

Only 57 percent of kids between 5 and 11 have received their first shot, the second-lowest rate in the country, only behind Alberta.

Officials describe it as a “comprehensive” effort to boost immunizations.

That compares to an 89 percent rate in those 12 to 17, and more than 91 percent among adults.

– with files from Vista Radio newswire

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