by The province says some people scheduled for a COVID-19 or other vaccination this week may need to rebook their appointments because of the effect of power outages on vaccine supplies.
For the COVID-19 vaccine and others to stay effective, they have to be stored at a specific temperature– part of what’s known as the “cold chain.”
The province says widespread power outages caused by post-tropical storm Fiona have disrupted the cold chain at some pharmacies and other sites where vaccines were stored.
It says it will take between five and seven business days for Public Health to assess the cold chain with pharmacies, doctors’ offices and other sites across the province.
A small number of appointments booked for this week will be cancelled while that work is done.
Some people may get a call from their local pharmacy or clinic or they may get an email cancellation from CanImmunize.