First Nations woman in B.C. wants Indigenous people prioritized for 2nd COVID-19 vaccine doses

A First Nations woman living in B.C. is wondering why Indigenous people aren’t being fast-tracked for their second dose of COVID-19 vaccine, unlike other provinces. 

Amanda Coe, an Abenaki woman living in Vancouver, said she finds it odd that Indigenous people in B.C. aren’t being prioritized for a second dose, when they were prioritized for the first. 

Ontario’s revised vaccine roll-out plan prioritizes Indigenous people, including those in urban areas, for their second shot within 28 days of the first. Manitoba has also announced