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The vaccination clinic opened up on March 15 at Trinity Church, where about 30 stations were set up for residents to receive their shots.
Interior Health (IH) director of primary care Deborah Preston said people have remained calm as they arrived at the clinic, with many seniors saying they were happy to finally be vaccinated.
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Since Monday, Preston said they have seen around 600 people receive their first dose, with each station seeing about eight to 10 people an hour.
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Currently, IH is vaccinating Indigenous people 65 years or older, Indigenous elders, as well as seniors born in or before 1931.
On March 15, seniors 84 years or older were able to book and on March 16, seniors 83 years or older have started booking appointments.
Several seniors who received their vaccine on Tuesday spoke up, saying it was exciting and that it was a good experience.
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Pamela Forsythe said she was very grateful to have received the vaccine despite her being from a younger age group. Arm-in-arm she walked with her 101-year-old mother, Mary Cole-Minett, to receive their vaccines.
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