COVID-19 VACCINATION INFORMATION FOR RESIDENTS, FAMILIES AND FRIENDS – THE APARTMENTS

COVID Vaccination – The Apartments (Independent Living)

To receive a COVID_19 vaccine, you may need to speak with your doctor to determine if this vaccine is right for you. CLICK HERE FOR INFORMATION ABOUT THE PFIZER-BIONTECH VACCINE

Speak to your doctor if you are::

  • immunocompromised or taking any medications that can affect your immune system (e.g., high dose steroids, chemotherapy), or have an autoimmune disease,
  • allergic to polyethylene glycol.

This vaccine is given in two doses. We will contact you when we are ready to schedule your second dose of the vaccine.

Important reminder: Public Health Officer orders and guidelines remain in place for everyone, even if you have received the vaccine.

What you need to do before your appointment:

Your appointment should take about 15 – 20 minutes. Please do not go to your appointment if you are feeling unwell, experiencing COVID-19- like symptoms, or if you have been asked to self-isolate.

STEPS TO COVID-19 VACCINATION

Scroll down to find information about when to contact your physician prior to vaccination.

Click here for the PDF version of the BC Centre for Disease Control Healthfile Sheet on Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine

CLICK FOR PARIS REPORT OF COVID19 VACCINATION PDF

Special instances where a physician will provide advice about receiving the vaccine:

An allergy to Polyethylene Glycol (PEG) is the only significant concern for allergy with this particular vaccine.

    1. PEG is something commonly used in treatments for constipation (eg. RestoraLAX) with only RARE allergies occurring in the general population.
    2. MOST Long term care residents will have received PEG at some point to treat constipation as this is a very common problem in the frail elderly and PEG is a common treatment. In over 30 years of Medical Practice, I (Dr. Ken Dueck) have never personally seen anyone with an allergy to PEG so, this is extremely unlikely.
    3. If someone has a History of this rare allergy or has a history of Anaphylaxis (severe allergic reaction requiring the administration of adrenaline) in the past, they should NOT receive the vaccination at this time.

If someone has a History of this rare allergy (PEG) or has a history of Anaphylaxis (severe allergic reaction requiring the administration of adrenaline) in the past, they should NOT receive the vaccination at this time.

While being “immunocompromised” (eg chemotherapy, immunosuppression meds for diseases like Rheumatoid arthritis, blood diseases that reduce white cell counts etc.) reduce the likelihood of the vaccination being effective, it does NOT provide a safety concern and these individuals can still receive the vaccine. They can STILL get the Vaccine.

Any other vaccination within the past 14 days is a reason NOT to give this vaccine at the present time but rather to wait until at least 14 days has passed.

If someone is seriously ill at present (either with Covid 19 itself OR with any other serious illness such as pneumonia).

Also, people who have already HAD Covid 19 and have recovered are still advised to receive the Vaccine since the immunity from previous infection is not as reliable as the immunity from getting the vaccine.

COVID-19 VACCINATION FAQs

From the CDC – Center for Disease Control and Prevention – CLICK HERE

This presentation outlines how Canadian vaccines are approved and Frequently Asked Questions about the ones approved in Canada – CLICK HERE

PDF Downloads – Residents received a hard copy:

  1. PARIS Consent Form – fill out first two boxes
  2. CDC Healthfile – mRNA Vaccine – Pfizer-BioNTech

Please fill out the record of consent – below so we can quickly book the vaccination appointment.

COVID CONSENT REPORT

Fill out my online form.