Flu Shot Clinic Reminder

The FLU SHOT Clinic on Tuesday, November 9, from 10-2 pm will be Drop-In, so bring your BC Health Care Card with you. 

If you haven’t already let us know at fluclinic@thetisislandfire.ca that you will be dropping in for your flu shot, please email us by Friday so that we can inform the VIHA nurses of the number of flu vials needed, including any children.  Children 6 months or older can get a flu shot.  There will be a limited amount of Flu Mist available for children instead of the shot.

Masks must be worn.  The TIVFD Auxiliary volunteers will be offering Pot of Gold Coffee and snacks for your enjoyment while you wait out the required 15 minutes after your vaccination.  The coffee service is supported by the Thetis Island Community Fund.

COVID VACCINATION UPDATE for the Forbes Hall Clinic

YOU MUST PRE-REGISTER WITH IMMUNIZE BC before coming to the Forbes Hall clinic for a Covid vaccination, including (if you are eligible) the booster shot.  Telling us you want the shot is not the same as
registering.  You can register by phone, toll free at 1-833-838-2323. 

The nurses are not bringing an administrator with them, so you must be pre-registered and get an appointment time for your Covid shot.  Tell the registrar you will be attending on Thetis Island, Forbes Hall Community Centre on November 9th.

If you are from out of province and want a first or second covid vaccination, phone the BC Service Centre first, in Duncan at 240-746-1400, and tell them you want a Temporary Health ID Card so that you can then register for your 1st or 2nd covid vaccination afterwards by phoning Immunize BC with your new Temporary Health Card number.

3rd Covid (Booster) Shot Details:

ANYONE who had their LAST (2nd) SHOT SIX MONTHS AGO (2nd Covid vaccination before April 8, 2021) can phone 1-833-838-2323 and request to register for a 3rd Covid (Booster) shot.  You will receive Pfizer vaccine.

The 6 month time lag does not apply if you have your letter in hand from your doctor saying you are eligible for a covid booster, so in this case please call 1-833-838-2323 to register and get an appointment time. It is possible that this applies to anyone over 80, as well.  Phone to register and they will clarify this.  This group will receive the Moderna vaccine.

There will NOT be Covid drop-in vaccinations.  The nurses will bring only enough Pfizer and Moderna for those who have preregistered.

Summary:
For the flu shot, bring your health care number.  Did you let us know you were attending?

For a Covid shot, you must be preregistered through Immunize BC or you will be turned away to get your shot elsewhere. Even if you have told us you want a covid shot, you won’t get one unless you registered with Immunize BC prior to Nov. 9th.

The above info was supplied by the VIHA nurses on Wednesday afternoon.
Thanks.
Jeannine and Veronica, TIVFD
fluclinic@thetisislandfire.ca