MEMO – VACCINES – APARTMENTS
Attachments:
BC CDC Info: COVID-19 mRNA Vaccines
MEMO
Date: Dec. 30, 2020
To: Apartments – Primrose Gardens, Terrace East, Terrace West, Pavilion
Re: Possibility of COVID-19 Vaccinations for Residents
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There is a possibility that residents who live in the apartments will be given the opportunity for COVID vaccination in the next several weeks.
Although Menno Place has not received any commitment from Fraser Health to vaccinate Independent Living or Assisted Living residents, we are communicating with you so that you can be prepared.
COVID-19 vaccines are new and there may be questions that you have about how the vaccine was developed and how it is being administered to people. You may wonder about how your own medical condition(s) may interact with the vaccine.
Attached to this memo is a Consent Form for you to prepare. At this time, we expect that residents will be vaccinated with the BioNTech-Pfizer vaccine.
You can read the Frequently Asked Questions about BioNTech Pfizer vaccine on the Family, Friends & Residents website: www.MennoPlaceLife.com/vaccination-apartments
This webpage talks about the special instances where a physician will provide advice about receiving the vaccine, such as; allergies; being allergic to polyethylene glycol, history of anaphylaxis requiring administration of adrenaline, immunocompromised, recently vaccinated, seriously ill or have had COVID-19.
There is also a slideshow of information from Rexall about how vaccines are approved in Canada and how these vaccines were approved.
We’ve also included a double-sided page of information from the BC Center for Disease Control about the COVID-9 mRNA vaccines.
You will receive another memo or announcement when we are given information that Fraser Health is bringing COVID-19 vaccine to the Apartments.
