NDP Leader John Horgan says his government will provide free COVID-19 vaccine to British Columbians once it is approved and is available. Horgan said providing the COVID-19 vaccine free is on top his government's recently announced pandemic preparedness plan which commits to purchasing two million doses of flu vaccine for this influenza season. In a tweet, Liberal Leader Andrew Wilkinson reacted by questioning why a free vaccine for something as serious as COVID was even an issue. "Given how much British Columbians have sacrificed waiting for a vaccine, would any political party seriously consider not giving the vaccine to everyone?" The party said it, too, supports a publicly funded COVID-19 vaccine.

Source: CBC News October 06, 2020 00:16 UTC