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Please use one of the following options to book an appointment:

• Online self-registration

Health Myself (https://portal.healthmyself.net/nllabradorgrenfellhealth/forms/ddM)

Authorization Code – BGLDSTRNG21

Select appointment type “Covid-19 Vaccine Dose 1 (by invitation only)”

• Phone

1-833-960-3643

*In the context of COVID-19 vaccination, people who are prioritized as clinically extremely vulnerable include:

• Solid organ transplant recipients;
• People with specific cancers:
  • Patients on active/recently completed cytotoxic chemotherapy (within last 12 months) or having other targeted cancer treatments that can affect the immune system, such as protein kinase inhibitors, PARP inhibitors or CDK4/6 inhibitors
  • Patients with cancers of blood or bone marrow such as Leukemia, Lymphoma and Multiple Myeloma at any stage of treatment.
  • Patients with Lung Cancers
  • Patients on treatment with monoclonal antibodies or immune therapy
  • Patients who had bone marrow or stem cell transplant in last 6 months or who are still taking immunosuppressive medications
  • Patients on treatment with different anti-cancer hormonal medications (for example for breast and prostate cancers).
• Respiratory patients:
  • Any patient on chronic oxygen therapy (regardless of disease);
  • All patients (>16yrs) with Cystic Fibrosis;
  • All patients with Interstitial Lung Disease (e.g. Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, CTD-ILD, etc.);
  • All patients with Pulmonary Hypertension (PH) requiring PH-specific therapy;
  • Any asthma or COPD patient with a severe exacerbation in the previous year (ER or admission);
  • Any patient with severe lung disease based on PFT (FVC or FEV1 or TLC <50%);
• People with rare diseases that significantly increase the risk of infections (such as severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID), homozygous sickle cell disease);
• People on immunosuppression therapies sufficient to increase risk of infection (biologic modifiers, steroid use ≥20mg/day for ≥14 days, AZT, cyclophosphamide);
• People who have had their spleen removed;
• Those over 16 years with significant intellectual or developmental disabilities;
• Adults on dialysis or stage 5 kidney disease;
• Women who are pregnant with significant heart disease, congenital or acquired; and
• People with significant neuromuscular conditions requiring respiratory support.

Clinic Locations: 

• Labrador West –  O’Brien Hall and Labrador City Public Health office
• Churchill Falls – Churchill Falls Community Clinic
• North West River –  North West River Community Center
• Happy Valley-Goose Bay – Royal Canadian Legion and
  Labrador Health Centre Public Health office
• St. Anthony –  Lion’s Club
• Roddickton Bide-Arm – White Bay Central Health Center
• Flower’s Cove – Strait of Belle Isle Health Center

Beginning 4:00 p.m. AST on April 9, 2021, please use one of the following options to book an appointment:

• Online self-registration

Health Myself (https://portal.healthmyself.net/nllabradorgrenfellhealth/forms/PE1)  

Authorization Code – FIFTY5PLUS

Select appointment type “AstraZeneca for AGes 55-64 (Covid-19 Dose 1)”

• Phone

1-833-960-3643

Indicate that you are looking to book an “AstraZeneca for AGes 55-64 (Covid-19 Dose 1)” type appointment.

Is this vaccine right for me? 

https://www.gov.nl.ca/covid-19/vaccine/astrazeneca-covishield-information/ 

Health Canada reviewed the AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine, as well as a similar vaccine called COVISHIELD. They have stated that the benefits in protecting Canadians from COVID-19 continue to outweigh the risks and encourage Canadians to get immunized with any of the COVID-19 vaccines that are authorized in Canada when they are eligible.

Keep in mind that COVID-19 has killed over 22,000 Canadians so far, that about 1 in 100 Canadians who get COVID-19 end up needing intensive care, and that 1 in 5 Canadians who are hospitalized with COVID-19 develop blood clots.

Currently Canada is experiencing a third wave of COVID-19. Vaccine-induced prothrombotic immune thrombocytopenia is very rare, while the AstraZeneca vaccine has proven effective at reducing severe illness from COVID-19.

Health care professionals, scientists, and government agencies in Canada – and around the world – will continue to monitor the safety of this and all vaccines. 

Clinic locations:

• Labrador West –  O’Brien Hall and Labrador City Public Health office
• Churchill Falls – Churchill Falls Community Clinic
• North West River –  North West River Community Center
• Happy Valley-Goose Bay – Royal Canadian Legion and
  Labrador Health Centre Public Health office
• St. Anthony –  Lion’s Club
• Roddickton Bide-Arm – White Bay Central Health Center
• Flower’s Cove – Strait of Belle Isle Health Center

At this time, the complete list of priority groups eligible to receive their COVID-19 Vaccine include: 

• Adults (18 years of age and older) who identify as Indigenous;  
• Adults 60 years of age and older: 
• Adults in marginalized populations where infection could have disproportionate consequences (e.g., people experiencing homelessness or with precarious housing arrangements); 
• First responders (including career and volunteer fire fighters, police officers, border services, and search and rescue crew); 
• Frontline health care workers who may come into direct contact with patients (includes private health care workers and home support workers);  
• Staff, residents, and essential visitors at congregate living settings (shelters, group homes, transition houses, correctional facilities, and children or youth residential settings); and 
• Individuals (18+) who are clinically extremely vulnerable.