Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says British Columbians could begin receiving a vaccine for COVID-19 as early as January 2021. Centre for Disease Control, have been working with the federal government to create a plan to supply a vaccine to B.C. "To understand the requirements to safely get the right vaccine and to the right people, as quickly as possible in the most efficient way," she said. Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix in a hallway of the B.C. AstraZeneca said late-stage trials showed that its COVID-19 vaccine with Oxford University was up to 90 per cent effective in preventing disease.

Source: CBC News November 26, 2020 02:48 UTC