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Nearly 60% of eligible Tri-City residents now triple-vaccinated against COVID-19

There was almost a 20 per cent uptick in the last month among those that chose to receive a third shot against the virus.
Kyle Balzer
Kyle Balzer

Single and double vaccination rates against COVID-19 remain unchanged in the Tri-Cities.

However, it appears more people of eligible age have chosen to get an extra layer of protection against the virus.

As of April 16, the Tri-Cities is nearing a 60 per cent triple-vaccination rate, which is the average among residents aged five years and older — which includes high-risk individuals like the immuno-compromised — living in Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, Anmore and Belcarra.

The exact number of 58 per cent, notes the BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC).

That's also currently the fourth highest booster-vaccine rate in all of Fraser Health.

New Westminster leads the way at a 60 per cent on the nose, followed by Burnaby and South Surrey-White Rock at 59 per cent each.

Port Moody–Anmore–Belcarra has one of the highest COVID-19 booster-shot rate among Fraser Health municipalities, also at 60 per cent.

The BCCDC says the Tri-Cities is maintaining 92 and 89 per cent first- and second-dose rates and hasn't moved from those plateaus throughout the spring.

The latest surveillance numbers are as follows. Case rates represent new cases per 100,000 people by local health area and community health service area:

North Coquitlam

  • Case rate: Seven
  • 29 per cent positivity rate
  • 66 per cent of five to 11 population vaccinated with at least one dose
  • 92 per cent of 5+ population vaccinated with at least one dose
  • 89 per cent of 5+ population vaccinated with a second dose
  • 72 per cent of 50+ population vaccinated with a third dose

Southwest Coquitlam

  • Case rate: Four
  • 17 per cent positivity rate
  • 64 per cent of five to 11 population vaccinated with at least one dose
  • 94 per cent of 5+ population vaccinated with at least one dose
  • 91 per cent of 5+ population vaccinated with a second dose
  • 75 per cent of 50+ population vaccinated with a third dose

Southeast Coquitlam

  • Case rate: Seven
  • 30 per cent positivity rate
  • 63 per cent of five to 11 population vaccinated with at least one dose
  • 91 per cent of 5+ population vaccinated with at least one dose
  • 88 per cent of 5+ population vaccinated with a second dose
  • 74 per cent of 50+ population vaccinated with a third dose

Port Coquitlam

  • Case rate: Five
  • 20 per cent positivity rate
  • 60 per cent of five to 11 population vaccinated with at least one dose
  • 90 per cent of 5+ population vaccinated with at least one dose
  • 88 per cent of 5+ population vaccinated with a second dose
  • 75 per cent of 50+ population vaccinated with a third dose

Port Moody-Anmore-Belcarra

  • Case rate: Four
  • 16 per cent positivity rate
  • 70 per cent of five to 11 population vaccinated with at least one dose
  • 92 per cent of 5+ population vaccinated with at least one dose
  • 90 per cent of 5+ population vaccinated with a second dose
  • 78 per cent of 50+ population vaccinated with a third dose

VACCINE CLINICS

To meet what demand is left, eligible residents looking to receive a vaccination against COVID-19 can still do so in Coquitlam.

The region's mass immunization and testing centre is located at Coquitlam Central SkyTrain Station's park-and-ride overflow lot and its operating hours are as follows:

  • 2900 Barnet Hwy.
  • 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
    • Entrance off Mariner Way — east side of Rona. Proceed down the ramp and turn right
    • The address will direct you to the main lot on the left but COVID-19 Services are located in the overflow lot to the right
    • Do not cut through the Rona parking lot. Please follow the signs

Anyone seeking a vaccine against COVID-19 is encouraged to register via B.C.'s GetVaccinated online portal or call 1-833-838-2323.

You can also visit the province's website for more information on its COVID-19 immunization plan.

Meanwhile, a multi-vaccination clinic at the Poirier Admin Building (640 Poirier St.) is a giving parents and guardians with kids as young as four months old the chance to receive a number of different vaccinations.

This includes:

  • COVID-19 vaccine
    • For eligible children and adolescents aged five and older
  • Tdap-IPV vaccine
    • Protects against tetanus diphtheria, whooping cough and polio
  • MMRV vaccine
    • Protects against measles, mumps, rubella and chickenpox