For Pharmacists
COVID-19 resources
- BCCDC COVID-19 Vaccination Toolkit for Health Professionals
- Healthcare Provider Q&A
- Strategies to Prevent COVID-19 and Influenza Vaccine Errors
- Guidance Document on the Management of Inadvertent Vaccine Errors -- provides guidance in the steps to take after a vaccine administration error has been identified.
- WHO-EUA Qualified COVID-19 Vaccines – offers healthcare providers approaches for assisting individuals who have received COVID-19 vaccinations outside of Canada.
- BC Immunization Manual Part 4 – Biological Products
- COVID-19 Immunize BC Operations Centre: Standard Operating Procedures
- Health Canada Product Monographs: Moderna, Pfizer-BioNTech, and Novavax
- COVID-19 Immunization Competency Course of Non-Nursing Health Professionals – this course is developed to equip new immunizers with the knowledge necessary to provide safe and effective COVID-19 immunizations.
- COVID-19 Immunization for Older Children and Adolescents – for new and existing healthcare providers who will be administering COVID-19 vaccine to those 12 years of age and older. It includes additional immunization considerations for older children and adolescent populations such as landmarking/ administration, informed consent (mature minor consent) and reducing injection pain and anxiety.
- Manufacturer medical information:
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For medical questions on Moderna: Call centre 1-866-MODERNA (1-866-663-3762) or visit https://modernacovid19global.com/ca
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For medical questions on Pfizer-BioNTech: Call centre 1-800-463-6001 or visit Pfizer-BioNTechmedicalinformation.ca
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For medical questions on Novavax: Call centre 1 855 239-9172 or visit https://ca.novavaxmedinfo.com/hcp
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- BCCDC Culturally safe care
- Addressing vaccine hesitancy: Immunization Communication Tool
- Infection Prevention and Control Guidance for Community Immunization Clinics
Webinars
Influenza resources
- BCPhA Flu Vaccine Booking Posters
- Intended Use of Influenza Vaccines.
- BCCDC Immunization Manual – Part 3 Management of Anaphylaxis in a Non-Hospital Setting
- BCCDC Immunization Manual – Part 4 Biological Products (Vaccines & Immune Globulins)
- BCCDC Immunization Manual – Part 5 Adverse Events Following Immunization
- Influenza vaccines for adults 65 years of age and older QA document. ·
- NACI Statement on Seasonal Influenza Vaccine for 2023-2024.
- Strategies to Prevent COVID-19 and Influenza Vaccine Errors
- Guidance for Influenza Vaccine Delivery in the Presence of COVID-19
- Continuity of Immunization Services During COVID-19
Health Authority Specific Influenza Resources & Tools
BC Health Authority links for information on influenza and COVID-19 services (clinics, products etc.):
- First Nations Health
- Fraser Health
- Interior Health
- Island Health
- Northern Health
- PHSA
- Vancouver Coastal
ImmsBC
Updates
- What's New (updates and changes)
For Patients
COVID-19 resources
- Submit or update a COVID-19 immunization record
- COVID-19 Immunization Plan
- Vaccine Eligibility and Registration
- Health Gateway
- Vaccine Considerations (includes information for people with health conditions that make them clinically extremely vulnerable).
- First Nations Health Authority (FNHA) COVID-19 Vaccine
- COVID-19 Vaccination Aftercare sheet gives signs and symptoms to watch for
- ImmunizeBC Frequently Asked Questions
- Health Canada COVID-19 How vaccines are developed (video)
- Health Canada: What you need to know about COVID-19 vaccines for Canada
- Health Canada: Vaccine development and approval in Canada
- World Health Organization’s (WHO) Science in 5 COVID-19 Series (video and audio series) – available weekly on WHO’s YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn channels and on all major podcast platforms.
Influenza resources