Fewer people in the North are rolling up their sleeves to get the COVID-19 and flu vaccines than any other part of the province.
The Northern Health Health Authority has the lowest vaccination rate per capita.
Across B.C., 25.6 per cent of the population has been vaccinated this season. However, in the Northern Health region, only 17 per cent. Vancouver Coastal was the highest with 29.2
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