While the soft launch of Tuesday morning provided for a number of well documented glitches, the roll out of the Proof of Vaccination card program was revealed today, with an information session hosted by Premier Horgan, Health Minister Dix and Public Health Officer Doctor Bonnie Henry.
The 2PM briefing walked British Columbians through the process of downloading the program which will offer proof of vaccination by way of a QR code to be displayed on our mobile phones or tablets.
The option to print the material out on paper is also available for those that aren't comfortable using their mobile devices.
The briefing which lasted just over an hour featured presentations from the Premier, Health Minister and Dr. Henry, as well as a Question and Answer session with reporters who explored a number of themes on the Vaccination Cards and the provincial response to COVID to date.
Among some of the themes explored the ongoing effort to vaccinate British Columbians, the impact on business and social actives and a response to some of the ongoing protest to the public health measures that have been seen in recent weeks across the province.
"Vaccines are a vital tool in our tool kit to put COVID-19 behind us ... the implementation to a BC Vaccine card will allow us to ensure that those non-essential businesses that have been adversely by lockdowns and shutdowns and Public Health orders; can now confidently say to their patrons who have been double vaccinated that they are operating a business that is safe for them to enter and enjoy a meal, enjoy the theatre, go to a sporting event.
These initiatives are critically important to our success going forward and I'm very excited of the prospect o over the next couple of months these measures that we are putting in place will be mirrored in other jurisdictions across Canada" -- Premier John Horgan on the launch of the BC Vaccination card
"As people here know, the responsibility and focus of our teams and public health across the province have been to monitor, reduce risks, take steps to protect the health of everybody here in British Columbia. When it comes to COVID-19 Ii's all about that balance.
Our goals have always been to reduce sickness and death from the virus, to make sure our health care system is not overwhelmed so that people with COVID, but also people with every other health issue can get the care that they need.
And of course to minimize the disruption of society, because we know that has affects on our health, our mental health and our physical health -- Public Health Office Doctor Bonnie Henry
Earlier in the day, the website for the program went live and quickly crashed with a volume of British Columbians looking to access their finding a range of error messages through the morning hours.
The timeline towards the shift from the old records of your time of vaccination to the new program is that of a two week span as outlined below:
Where you will be required to show proof of vaccination is noted below:
More notes on today's announcement can be reviewed here.
An explanation of the program is accessible here.
To get your BC Vaccine card, follow the prompts found here.
For updates on the pace of COVID in the province see our archive page here.
A review of today's program roll out can be found later this evening from our Victoria Viewpoints feature from our political blog D'Arcy McGee.
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