COVID-19 Immunize BC Operations Centre: Standard Operating Procedures

Find standard operating procedures for the COVID-19 immunization program including vaccine-specific cold chain, reporting and data requirements, and communication pathways.

Last updated: October 4, 2024

Standard operating procedures have been developed with the following objectives in mind:

  • Provide the Immunize BC Operations Centre (IBOC), health authorities and individual vaccination sites with high-level planning considerations for COVID-19 vaccines
  • Provide health authorities and individual vaccination sites with specific information on vaccine-specific cold chain requirements
  • Outline reporting expectations and critical data elements
  • Promote productive communication between the IBCOC, health authorities, and individual vaccination sites

Definitions

  • Primary sites: sites receiving vaccine directly from the manufacturer
  • Secondary sites: sites receiving vaccine moved in the custody of the province/health authority
  • IBCOC: Immunize BC Operations Centre
  • NOC: National Operations Centre

Contacts

Health authority regional vaccine logistics teams can be reached at:

Requests for revision of these standard operating procedures should be sent to IBCOC_Operations@phsa.ca.

For urgent inquiries or inquires after hours contact the provincial health duty officer: health.dutyofficer@gov.bc.ca | 1 (250) 686-6061.