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Resilience and safety grant recipients
People and organizations in communities across the Island Health region will benefit from almost $1.2 million awarded through 29 resilience and safety grants.![Child and mother](/sites/default/files/styles/standard_image/public/news/images/child-vaccine-teaser.png?itok=-mqfC3xp)
Children under five years now eligible to register to receive the COVID-19 vaccine
Beginning August 2, 2022, all people over the age of six months in B.C. can now receive protection against the COVID-19 virus, following Health Canada’s approval of the vaccine specifically formulated for children between the ages of six months and five years old.![Woman smiling at camera with text that reads "you don't need to be in crisis to seek support."](/sites/default/files/styles/standard_image/public/news/images/foundry-teaser.png?itok=hD-0QtMD)