Children in Interior Health five to 11 years old will be able to get their COVID-19 vaccine starting this week.

Interior Health is hosting drop-in immunization clinics in Beaverdell, Balfour and Fauquier next week for people 18 and older who are due for their COVID-19 booster dose and for children age five to 11 to get the COVID-19 pediatric vaccine.

Interior Health is planning whole community immunization clinics in rural and remote communities for people 18 and older who are due for their COVID-19 booster dose and for children age five to 11 to get the COVID-19 pediatric vaccine.

Environment and Climate Change Canada has issued a severe weather notification in response to dangerous forecasted weather patterns for the coming week. 

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We are IH is a recognition campaign to spotlight Interior Health employees and medical staff – through pictures and stories.

Name: Tanya Zeron (she/her)

Job Title: Rehabilitation Assistant

Years of Service: 10

Worksite: Vernon Jubilee Hospital

Community: Vernon

Ancestral Territory: Syilx Okanagan

Interior Health plans to resume emergency department services at the Nicola Valley Hospital beginning Monday, Nov. 29, 2021.

Jared Basil is a community wellness champion with the Ktunaxa Nation. His days are spent in service to the people of his community. He uses his lived experience and approachable manner to help others confidently navigate the health-care system. He also works with organizations like Interior Health to improve how services are delivered — so that everyone feels safe and respected. 

Cheyenne Fath is a youth and peer outreach worker and lived experience educator in Penticton. Through her experiences, she knows first hand how addiction impacts individuals, families, and whole communities. 

The best way to tackle these issues, and to drive change for the better, is to do it together. And Cheyenne says that starts with thinking twice about how we view drug addiction by recognizing that addictive behaviour is more common than people realize.

We are IH is a recognition campaign to spotlight Interior Health employees and medical staff – through pictures and stories.

Name: (John) Derrick Leblanc (he/him)

Job Title: Housekeeping Supervisor

Years of Service: 8.5

Worksite: Royal Inland Hospital

Community: Kamloops

Ancestral Territory: Secwépemc Nation

Favourite Quote: "Treat everyone how you want to be treated." _-Unknown

The B.C. government has declared a provincial state of emergency to help manage transportation challenges and improve the movement of essential goods and supplies, and to support the province-wide response and recovery from the widespread damage caused by severe flooding and landslides in British Columbia. Read the B.C. Government Nov. 17 news release for more information. 

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