The BC Ministry of Health will be sending out nearly 2,000 letters to British Columbians encouraging them to get vaccinated, after they tried to upload their records into the provincial registry and failed.
According to a media release, 1,715 people will receive a letter this week after they weren’t able to successfully submit their proof of vaccination. The letters will be encouraging these individuals to get vaccinated at their earliest opportunity.
The province says there are strict processes in place to prevent fraud when people submit their vaccine records and if any records are suspected to be fraudulent will be reported to law enforcement.
Some of those individuals receiving letters have had legitimate issues with trying to submit proof of vaccination into the registry, and BC’s Provincial Health Services Authority said they will assist them in trying to find a solution.
British Columbians are required to be fully vaccinated with a completed series of a Health Canada-approved vaccine such as Moderna, Pfizer-BioNTech, AstraZeneca and Janssen, to receive a BC Vaccine Card or federal proof of vaccination.
In Alberta, one man allegedly offered to pay a homeless person to get vaccinated under his name in order to have vaccination status without getting a shot.
