British Columbia's "vaccine passport," formally known as the BC Vaccine Card, went into effect on Monday, Sept. 13.
While proof of at least one shot of an approved coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination is now required to access select discretionary businesses and events province-wide, multiple kinds of businesses and venues do not. That means many people's day-to-day lives do not involve needing to show the BC Vaccine Card QR code, or, for the time being, a paper vaccination card issued by a health authority.
The BC Vaccine Card has been largely well-received in the province, with more than 2.2 million people in the province having obtained their cards since the program was announced Sept. 7. On Sept. 13, many first-time users reported the experience was seamless when arriving to eat at restaurants or to enter their gym.
As of Sept. 16, 86.3% (3,998,779) of eligible people 12 and older in B.C. have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 78.8% (3,652,033) received their second dose., the B.C. Ministry of Health reported Thursday.
Paper health authority vaccine cards will be accepted, with government-issued photo ID, until Sept. 26. Starting Oct. 24, people looking to access certain businesses and events will need to have proof of two doses of COVID-19 vaccine. The B.C. government's Vaccine Card website explains what non-B.C. residents must provide in place of the BC Vaccine Card. Masks remain mandatory in all indoor public spaces under a public health officer order for the time being.
We polled 766 Vancouver Is Awesome readers and asked the question: Have you used your BC Vaccine Card yet?
The poll ran from 9/14/2021 to 9/25/2021. Of the 766 votes, we can determine that 434 are from within the community. The full results are as follows:
This result provides for a 95% confidence level +/- 3.54% margin of error in the local community.
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Looking for more information about the BC Vaccine Card? These articles may be helpful:
- How the B.C. vaccine card will work
- Here are some clever hacks for using your BC Vaccine Card on a smartphone (VIDEO)
- Photo ID, QR codes the new norm under B.C. vaccine card plan
- Here are all the ways you can access your BC Vaccine Card
- Not all B.C. restaurants will require vaccine card for access. Here's what you need to know
- Here is how much you can get fined for not showing proof of vaccination in B.C.
- Why you shouldn't share your BC Vaccine Card QR code online
- 'It works!': Vancouverites share their first experiences using the BC Vaccine Card
- Here are the City of Vancouver facilities requiring proof of vaccination, masks still mandatory
- 'They have no choice in this': Henry urges people not to get frustrated with employees checking vaccine status
- How this Vancouver business is handling B.C.'s vaccine passports (VIDEO)
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