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July 14, 2021
B.C. COVID-19 pandemic update
As of Wednesday, July 14, 2021, 79.3% (3,674,169) of eligible people 12 and older in B.C. have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 47.3% (2,191,315) received their second dose.
July 14, 2021
Essential Visitor Information for Acute Care Environments
Information for patients with the following needs, who are eligible for essential visitors for their entire stay. Any stage of critical/serious illness, Palliative; hospice; end of life care and/or medical assistance in dying, Physical care needs (feeding, mobility, personal care), Communication and/or decision-making support and/or Mental wellbeing; spiritual; cultural needs.
July 14, 2021
Attention Medical Staff at RJH and VGH
Complete the electronic clinical documentation readiness survey now!
July 13, 2021
B.C. COVID-19 pandemic update
As of Tuesday, July 13, 2021, 79.1% (3,668,403) of eligible people 12 and older in B.C. have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 46.0% (2,130,031) have received their second dose.
July 13, 2021
Island Health is changing staff email addresses to @islandhealth.ca
Leaning on courage and aspiration — two important core values at Island Health — we’re making a change. On Tuesday, September 21st, our email addresses will change from @viha.ca to @islandhealth.ca.
July 13, 2021
Update to Communicable Disease Control Manual
The recommendation to defer the second dose of mRNA COVID-19 Pfizer and Moderna vaccines for those who experience myocarditis or pericarditis following the first dose has been updated to clarify this event as ‘physician-diagnosed’ myocarditis or pericarditis.
July 13, 2021
Adverse Events Following Immunization
An adverse event following immunization (AEFI) is any untoward medical occurrence in a vaccine that follows immunization and does not necessarily have a causal relationship with the vaccine or the immunization process. Temporal association alone (i.e., onset of an event following receipt of vaccine) is not proof of causation.