Vaccination Rollout Plan February (Full Sized Image)
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Island Health roll-out to groups/individuals is aligned with the direction of the Province.
Vaccine Roll-out Toolkit | Doctors of BC
New: December 18, 2020Our Phase 2 immunizations are being booked for:
- Health-care workers, staff, students working in hospital clinical areas
- Community-based physicians and their staff
- Staff in community home support and nursing services (Island Health and private)
- Staff in Senior’s Independent living
- Staff supporting underserved (MHSU, Corrections)
- Outreach / community:
- Outbreak response in identified Indigenous communities
- Seniors Independent Living residents and spouses (if 70+)
- Under housed / shelter clients
- Long-term home support and CSIL clients
- Adult group home clients
- Corrections residents
- CHS clients
- MSHU congregate care, tertiary and adult group homes
We are also finishing up those who are not yet immunized from Phase 1:
- Staff/medical staff in ICU, EDs, COVID Cohort units
- Residents, staff and essential visitors of long-term care facilities and assisted living
- People awaiting long-term care
- Paramedics
- Remote and isolated Indigenous communities
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Island Health has created staff lists and using privileging databases based on where people are working. Those lists will fully ensure the right people are booked at the right time based on vaccine supply. We are confident we can provide vaccinations in a fair, orderly and expeditious way as vaccine supply increases.
No action is required from you and you will be contacted directly aligned to the provincial phased priority plan.
Contact information is obtained from the privileging database for preferred phone numbers. If you have recently changed your phone number or believe the phone number contained within the privileging database may be out of date, please update your information by completing the COVID-19 Vaccine Contact Information Update form.
If you are part of the current priority phase and have not been contacted please reach out to your Department/Division Head or MedStaffEngagement@viha.ca.
- Interval Between First and Second Dose
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The interval between the first and second dose of COVID-19 vaccine is currently 16 weeks. This is supported by Canada’s national Advisory Committee on Immunizations (NACI). "NACI recommends that in the context of limited COVID-19 vaccine supply, jurisdictions should maximize the number of individuals benefiting from the first dose of vaccine by extending the second dose of COVID-19 vaccine up to four months after the first." You can read the NACI recommendation here.
Increased interval between dose 1 and 2 Information:
Second-dose deferral to extend COVID-19 vaccine coverage: Review of the Evidence
New: January 28, 2021BCCDC: Public health statement on deferral of second dose of COVID-19 vaccine in BC
BCCDC: Second Dose Deferral to Extend COVID-19
The New England Journal of Medicine: Safety and Efficacy of the BNT162b2 mRNA Covid-19 Vaccine
The Lancet: Early rate reductions of SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19 in BNT162b2 vaccine recipients
Data from Scotland: Effectiveness of first dose of COVID-19 vaccines against hospital admissions in Scotland: national prospective cohort study of 5.4 million people
- Education Recommendations for COVID-19 Immunizers
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Education Recommendations for COVID-19 Immunizers
New: March 4, 2021
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How to get vaccinated for COVID-19 |
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Clinically Extremely Vulnerable (CEV) Patients Vaccination |
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Underserved: Communicating Effectively about COVID-19 Immunization New: March 1, 2021 |
- Island Health Updates
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- BCCDC Updates
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COVID-19 Vaccine
Updated: March 29, 2021Vaccine Considerations
Updated: March 23, 2021Vaccinations for special patient populations (clinically extremely vulnerable)
Updated: March 23, 20212 new documents *Information for people with developmental disabilities &
people who have had their spleen removed or have serious problems with their spleen
Guidance and Information on COVID-19 Vaccines for Providers
Updated: April 7, 2021Vaccination Aftercare: Possible Symptoms After Vaccination
Updated: March 10, 2021AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine: What you should know
New: March 1, 2021
Provincial Phased Priority Plan and Eligibility Public health statement on deferral of second dose COVID-19 vaccine in BC
Updated: March 3, 2021Dashboard (mobile and most browsers)
Dashboard (Internet Explorer users)
New: January 19, 2021
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- COVID-19 Vaccines FAQs
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First British Columbian vaccinated, COVID-19 immunizations begin
New: December 15, 2020First delivery of COVID-19 vaccinations arrives in B.C.
New: December 14, 2020 - Resources for Health Professionals
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BC Immunization Manual provides best practice guidelines for the provision of immunization services.
- All Vaccines: Immunization & Vaccine Training/Documentation
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- Anaphylaxis and Adverse Events
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Reporting Adverse Events (Reactions) Following Immunization (BCCDC) Anaphylaxis Protocol (Kit Version) Worksheet for Events Managed as Anaphylaxis Following Immunization (BCCDC) - Moderna Vaccine
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- Pfizer Vaccine
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- AstraZeneca Vaccine
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AstraZeneca/COVISHIELD Vaccine FAQs
Updated: April 13, 2021Recommendations for AstraZeneca and COVISHIELD Vaccines
New: March 30, 2021AstraZeneca/COVISHIELD Shipping, Storage, Thawing and Use Guideline
AstraZeneca/COVISHIELD Redistribution Guidelines
Updated: March 25, 2021
First Deployment of AstraZeneca Vaccine in B.C.
New: March 15, 2021AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine - Patient/Client information and Handouts
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COVID-19 Vaccine After Care Sheet (COVID-19 mRNA vaccine) (BCCDC) First Nations Health Authority: The facts about COVID-19 Vaccines Patient Resource
(New: January 29, 2021)
