Up to date information about COVID-19 Vacines (Reminder that I am in Toronto and the Province is Ontario, in Canada)

Monday, 18 Jan 21, I attended a forum regarding the latest at that time regarding the vaccine, how it works etc...The speaker was Jennie Johnstone, MD, PHD, Medical Director at Sinai hospital. She had been working hard throughout the holiday season. The first dose was provided 14 Dec 20. An ethical framework is being followed. This is informed by the NACI guidelines. Prioritization is governed by the Provincial Covid-19 Vaccine Distribution Task Force. Ptizer Bion Tech and Moderna has ben approved by Health Canada. We expect it to be highly affective. 95% is rarely heard of. I will let you look up the references below that shall provide the same information that I would be providing you. Both of the vaccines are mRNA vaccines. MRNA provide injections to our cells to make a piece of the virus called the spike protein. It cannot result in you being infected with Covid - 19. Injections are in the arm. You can expect a sore arm, fatigue, headache, myalgias, chills, joint pain, and fever. This is due to the immune response. Symptoms are normally mild and is generally gone after 48 hours. If you have any concerns regarding being eligible speak to your MD first. Having a history of Covid-19 is not a caution. You still need to be vaccinated to ensure prolonged protection. Those with a history of anaphylaxis, if allergic to it or substance in it should not be vaccinated. Check with your doctor. You would still need to continue with the safety guidelines, social distancing, mask wearing, washing hands, and any other safeguards you are doing. Benefits outweigh the risks with the majority of people. Dr Johnstone has experience with long Term Care and Hospital Staff. She stated that we have very high rates of COVID right now. There is some wiggle room between vaccines. Can we still spread the virus if vaccinated? At this moment in time we don't know. We may still be able to shed and infect. Dr Johnstone thinks this is revolutionary. MNRA tech can easily shift to MRNA. In the past we had to start all over again. We have the entire world working on this. We never had a MNR vaccine before. There are other vaccines like Oxford's in England, which is more traditional. You are not immune between vaccines required. I encourage you to look up the sites below for more information. There is a breakdown of two vaccines which I have in my notes but should be listed in the references. I was not able to cut and paste the slides. Keep safe. COVID-19 Vaccines • Watch:Dr.JeffPowisanswers5questionsabouttheCOVID-19Vaccine(10min) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SOt1pmCBNk&t=3s • Watch:Dr.JeffPowisCOVIDVaccineTownhallforLTCWorkerswithDr.JeffPowis(1hour) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pw6l1BWx19Q&feature=youtu.be • Read:InformationaboutthePfizer-BioNTechCOVID-19vaccineforhealthcareprofessionalsinCanada(Pfizer) https://www.cvdvaccine.ca/ • Read:HowthePfizer-BioNTechCOVID-19vaccineworksandhowit’sadministered(HealthCanada) https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/drugs-health-products/covid19-industry/drugs-vaccines- treatments/vaccines/pfizer-biontech.html#a2 • Watch:UnderstandingCOVID-19:HowVaccinesWork(YaleSchoolofMedicine)(4min) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNfkE0lKOtM