1 in 3 people in B.C. say they haven't been asked to show a vaccine card at a venue where it's required: poll

A new poll has found that a third of British Columbians have not been asked to show a vaccine card at a business or venue requiring the measure.

According to the poll fromInsights West, more than half of the population of the province hasattempted to use avaccine card at restaurants orother non-essential businesses or events in the two weeks since the province mandated the system.

But 33 per cent of those who have entered either a restaurant, bar, movie theatre, gym or casinoreported that the venuefailed to askforproof of vaccination when they should have done so, the poll found. About half of that group have experienced this multiple times, it said.

Two out of three respondents said they would take action on the matter, with nearly a third saying they would not return to the business again.

About a quarter said they would confront or question the business owner, 16 per cent said they would give the business another chance,while 13 per cent said they would report the business to the authorities.

Ten per cent of those polled reported witnessing negative behaviours such as refusing to show vaccine cards or being rude to employeesat the business.

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Have people in Vancouver been asked to show their B.C. vaccine cards?

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High support for vaccine card

The poll also showssteady support for the provincial vaccine card.

Seventy seven percentof respondents said they support the system, with nearly 60 per cent saying they "strongly support" it.

Seventeenper cent said they "somewhat support" the system, while 20 per cent were opposed to it.

The vaccine cardis availablethrough the provincialHealth Gateway websiteand can be downloaded to a mobile device or printed.

Residents are required to show the card to prove they have been immunized.Adults aged 19 and over also need to show a government-issued piece of photo ID.

People with just one dose can use their vaccine card until Oct. 24. After that date, everyone using the vaccine card must be fully vaccinated.

The poll found nearly half of those who had used the card said they now felt more comfortable going to a restaurant or bar, while nearly 30 per cent said they felt more comfortable going into a movie theatre, wedding venue or conference centre.

Of the58 per cent who reported using the card, most were in the 18-34 year old age group, male, and reporting a higher income.

The Insights West results were based on an online study conducted Sept.22-26 among a sample of 826 residents across B.C. The margin of error with the total sample is +/- 3.4 percentage points, 19 times out of 20.