Health Minister Adrian Dix holding press conference. On online vaccine web portal. Says the system has been tested and 'we will see what happens tomorrow'. Asking people close to 1950 to register and others wait. #bcpoli
On anxiety of registering for younger people, Dix says there has been an enthusiasm to book. "There will be a lot of interest in booking. We will have a system to be informed when there is their time to book." #bcpoli
On vaccine supply, Dix says Pfizer will be a little less than last week and Moderna is slow to arrive. So far 893.590 doses have been administered, 806,017 first doses. 18.7% of eligible British Columbians. Millionth dose by the end of the week in BC. #bcpoli
Are variants driving admission in BC, Dix says over the weekend the province averaged 1,010 new cases per day. There are 916 new variants cases added. 373 B117 active, 215 P1 active. #bcpoli
On new restrictions coming, Dix says the current measures are strong. "The issues are not the measures, we all need to follow them." #bcpoli
On virus spread from BC to Alberta including P!, Dix says travel has had an impact. This includes Whistler. #bcpoli
On hospitalizations, Dix says 60 of the 320 cases in hospital are linked to variants. Not an increase in hospitalizations among young people but the frequency of ICU is going up. #bcpoli
On BC having more P1 than anywhere other than Brazil, Dix says he doesn't know if that is true. Says we are doing more genomic sequencing than anywhere in Canada. #bcpoli
On ICUs having capacity concerns, Dix says some hospitals are getting close to base bed capacity. Says there are surge beds available and right now province wide BC is at 55% capacity. #bcpoli
On stricter rules needed to deal with ICU numbers going up, Dix says the majority of people sick are older. "We are seeing more people in hospital because more people are sick." Says agree with doctors speaking out about the risk. #bcpoli
On a travel ban in BC, Dix says in a province our size it is very hard to do. "If you don't need to travel right now, don't travel. We can't have armies of people enforcing those rules." #bcpoli
On visitors coming into a community, Dix says if you cannot operate safely under COVID plan you should take measure. Says it's disgraceful health officials were yelled at over the weekend for trying to enforce rules. #bcpoli
Dix on travel - "we can't stop people from moving around. We don't live in that kind of state in British Columbia." #bcpoli
On people driving a few hours for a day trip, Dix says it is time to listen to your heart and head and not travel. #bcpoli
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