¶ Vancouver Coastal Health Authority
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The Vancouver Coastal Health Authority, commonly known as Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH), is a regional public health authority in British Columbia, Canada.
¶ COVID-19
In March 2021, people who had recovered from COVID-19 within the prior three months were not eligible for a first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine product.[1]
In January 2022, VCH distributed rapid antigen tests for at-home SARS-CoV-2 testing. Guidance included with these tests instruct individuals who test positive to report their case to the British Columbia Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC), and not to seek a “confirmatory PCR test”.[2]
¶ Organization
The Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute (VCHRI) is the research arm of VCH and a health partner of the University of British Columbia (UBC).
¶ Publications
- March 30, 2021: COVID-19 Vaccine Information
VCH COVID-19 Vaccine Campaign Intergrated (sic) Operating Committee. (2021, March 22). First dose COVID-19 vaccine available for psychologists providing direct care. College of Psychologists of British Columbia. https://collegeofpsychologists.bc.ca/email/210322-Memo-Vaccine-eligibility-for-psychologists[3].pdf ↩︎
What to do after your COVID-19 rapid test. Vancouver Coastal Health. Retrieved January 16, 2022, from https://www.campfire.wiki/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=vch_-_what_to_do_after_your_covid-19_rapid_test.pdf ↩︎