尽管因为阿斯利康疫苗(AstraZeneca vaccine)在欧洲出现一些严重问题,基于安全考虑,加拿大国家免疫咨询委员会(简称NACI)3月29日(周一)宣布,建议暂停对55岁以下人士注射阿斯利康疫苗,但省府仍于3月30日宣布,3月31日开始,年龄在55至65岁之间的省民可以致电超过150间药房预约接种阿斯利康疫苗。
(文后会附上低陆平原可预约接种阿斯利康疫苗站的最全清单。)
正式接种前一天即爆满
省府公布消息后,引起热烈反应,本地一间参与接种计划的大型连锁药房London Drugs的三个接种疫苗地点,在周二当天即接获大量预约和查询,数小时内已经额满,使得London Drugs不得不在社交网站发出公告,呼吁民众不要再致电预约。该公司对向隅的民众解释说:“分配给每个公司的疫苗数量实在是有限。”
但London Drugs强调:“一旦有更多供应,我们立刻开放线上预约。我们希望为更多的人接种疫苗,也希望在未来的日子里能收到更多疫苗份额,满足每个需要接种的民众。”
年龄在55至65岁之间,想要预约接种疫苗的民众,必须提供卑诗服务卡(BC Services Card)或医疗卡(CareCard)上的个人健康号码(personal health number)。
55岁以下暂停接种
至于55岁以下的成年人,卑诗省首席卫生官亨利(Bonnie Henry)则根据NACI的建议,暂停接种阿斯利康疫苗。
事实上,除了加拿大之外,德国政府也在3月30日(周二)日决定,停止让60岁以下民众施打阿斯利康疫苗,因为疫苗开打后,德国一共发生31起称为脑静脉窦血栓(Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis,CVST)的罕见血栓案例,当中9人丧命。患者年纪介于20至63岁之间,包含29名女性、2名男性。
亨利指出,这个问题“非常罕见”,全球正在使用阿斯利康疫苗剂多达千万剂,并很少出现血栓个案,至今已确定个案不多,这些血栓是与“在接种阿斯利康疫苗后血小板水平低”有关。
据NACI所述,血栓个案主要发现于55岁以下的女性身上,但男性也有。根据早前数据,一般相信阿斯利康疫苗接种者出现血栓的比率,仅为百万分之一,但德国Paul Ehrlich研究院最近一份报告指出,这比率可能要高十倍,达十万分之一。
NACI副主席迪克斯(Shelley Deeks)表示,“基于与血栓塞有关的潜在风险,NACI认为,向55岁以下成年人士提供阿斯利康新冠疫苗,存在相当的不确定性。”
亨利强调,卫生部正与欧洲监管机构合作,检视相关证据,同时也会向医护专业人员和疫苗接种者发出指引,建议在接种后需要监察的一些潜在征状。
如果市民接种阿斯利康新冠疫苗已超过20天,则毋须担心。若接种后出现不良现象,例如头痛、发烧、疲倦或于施针位置感到疼痛等,均为在接种其他疫苗后常见的反应。如果出现其他征状或征状变得严重,就应该求医。
专家指疫苗效果值得肯定
不过,在看到合资格的民众仍抢着接种疫苗,多伦多大学传染病科学家Isaac Bogoch表示:“人们一直很担心阿斯利康疫苗的安全性,因此,很高兴看到55岁以上人群那么愿意接种这个疫苗。”
Isaac Bogoch说:“归根结底,这是一种很好的疫苗,它具有降低感染风险的巨大潜力,在英国那边就取得了巨大的成效,即使是受感染者,也有证据表明,使用阿斯利康疫苗,感染的程度不那么严重。”
Isaac Bogoch承认,有关阿斯利康疫苗引起血栓的新闻不能忽视,但他强调这种疫苗能够遏止新冠肺炎(COVID-19)病毒的潜力,也要给予肯定。
大温地区疫苗接种站清单
Abbotsford LOBLAW PHARMACY 1558 2855 Gladwin Road
Abbotsford SHOPPERS DRUG MART #2288 2332 Whatcom Road
Abbotsford SHOPPERS DRUG MART 205 Suite 143 - 32900 South Fraser Way
Abbotsford SHOPPERS DRUG MART 2241 Unit 1 - 2871 Livingstone Avenue
Abbotsford COSTCO PHARMACY 163 1127 Sumas Way
Abbotsford PHARMASAVE HEALTH CENTRE #086 #520 - 3033 Immel Street
Abbotsford SAVE-ON-FOODS PHARMACY #981 2388 Whatcom Road
Abbotsford SAVE-ON-FOODS PHARMACY 904 2140 Sumas Way
Burnaby LOBLAW PHARMACY 1518 1105 - 4700 Kingsway
Burnaby SHOPPERS DRUG MART 2127 4303 Hastings Street
Burnaby SHOPPERS DRUG MART 214 6508 East Hastings Street
Burnaby SHOPPERS DRUG MART 2250 Metrotown Centre
Burnaby SHOPPERS DRUG MART 2283 4827 Kingsway
Burnaby SHOPPERS DRUG MART 246 4429 Kingsway
Burnaby SHOPPERS DRUG MART 2255 104 - 3433 North Road
Burnaby SHOPPERS DRUG MART 253 #250 - 7155 Kingsway
Burnaby LONDON DRUGS 25 - AUSTIN RD 9855 Austin Road
Burnaby COSTCO PHARMACY 51 3550 Brighton Avenue
Burnaby COSTCO PHARMACY 548 4500 Still Creek Drive
Burnaby SAVE-ON-FOODS PHARMACY 907 #200 - 7155 Kingsway
Burnaby SAVE-ON-FOODS PHARMACY 996 4399 Lougheed Highway
Coquitlam LOBLAW PHARMACY #1526 3000 Lougheed Highway
Coquitlam LOBLAW PHARMACY 1519 1301 Lougheed Highway
Coquitlam SHOPPERS DRUG MART 2112 102 - 3387 David Ave
Coquitlam SHOPPERS DRUG MART 2203 # 810 - 3025 Lougheed Highway
Coquitlam SHOPPERS DRUG MART 231 #108 1960 Como Lake Road
Coquitlam SHOPPERS DRUG MART 251 107 - 552 Clarke Road
Coquitlam LONDON DRUGS 15 - COQUITLAM Coquitlam Centre
Coquitlam SAVE-ON-FOODS PHCY 998-PINETRE 2991 Lougheed Highway
Delta LOBLAW PHARMACY #1554 8195 - 120th Street
Delta SHOPPERS DRUG MART 211 1215C - 56th Street
Delta SAVE-ON-FOODS PHARMACY 936 5186 48th Avenue
Delta SAVE-ON-FOODS PHARMACY 963 7015 120th Street
Delta GUARDIAN SUNSTONE PHARMACY 10771 Delsom Crescent
Langley LOBLAW PHARMACY 1561 19851 Willowbrook Drive
Langley SHOPPERS DRUG MART 2205 20159 - 88 Ave
Langley SHOPPERS DRUG MART 258 #100 - 22196 50 Avenue
Langley SHOPPERS DRUG MART 255 Unit 205 - 6339 200th Street
Langley BROOKSWOOD REMEDY'S RX PHARMAC #105 - 4061 200th Street
Langley COSTCO PHARMACY 259 20499 - 64th Avenue
Langley PHARMACHOICE WALNUT GROVE PHCY #150 - 20330 88th Avenue
Langley SAVE-ON-FOODS PHARMACY 2242 20151 Fraser Highway
Langley SAVE-ON-FOODS PHARMACY 992 #1 - 20255 64th Avenue
Langley SAVE-ON-FOODS PHCY 984-WALNUT 8840 210th Street
Maple Ridge SHOPPERS DRUG MART 2134 11939 - 240th Street
Maple Ridge SHOPPERS DRUG MART 2204 #130 - 20395 Lougheed Highway
Maple Ridge SHOPPERS DRUG MART 2207 Suite 102 - 22441 Dewdney Trunk Road
Maple Ridge SAVE-ON-FOODS PHARMACY 935 22703 Lougheed Highway
New Westminster SHOPPERS DRUG MART #2243 Unit 1 - 811 Columbia Street
North Vancouver LONDON DRUGS 5 - N VANCOUVER 2032 Lonsdale Avenue
North Vancouver DAVIES PRESC - ST GEORGES 1401 St. Georges Avenue
Port Coquitlam SHOPPERS DRUG MART 2143 3150 - 2850 Shaughnessy Street
Port Coquitlam SHOPPERS DRUG MART 2264 876 Village Drive
Port Coquitlam COSTCO PHARMACY 255 2370 Ottawa Street
Port Coquitlam SAVE-ON-FOODS PHARMACY 957 2385 Ottawa Street
Port Coquitlam SAVE-ON-FOODS PHCY 942-PRAIRIE 1430 Prairie Road
Port Coquitlam WILSON PHARMACY #3 - 2185 Wilson Avenue
Port Moody SHOPPERS DRUG MART #2244 3215 St. Johns Street
Richmond LOBLAW PHARMACY 1557 4651 No. 3 Road
Richmond SHOPPERS DRUG MART 228 Suite 380 - 9100 Blundell Road
Richmond SHOPPERS DRUG MART 237 Richmond Centre
Surrey LOBLAW PHARMACY 1521 7550 King George Blvd
Surrey LOBLAW PHARMACY 1551 2332 160 Street
Surrey LOBLAW PHARMACY 1556 14650 - 104th Avenue
Surrey SHOPPERS DRUG MART #2235 7538 120 Street
Surrey SHOPPERS DRUG MART 2212 * in list 8962 - 152nd Street
Surrey SHOPPERS DRUG MART 2231 Unit 6 - 12830 - 96 Avenue
Surrey SHOPPERS DRUG MART 2238 #101 - 12080 Nordel Way
Surrey SHOPPERS DRUG MART 2239 18677 Fraser Highway
Surrey SHOPPERS DRUG MART 2263 #105 - 16050 24th Avenue
Surrey SHOPPERS DRUG MART 267 3100 - 10153 King George Blvd
Surrey SHOPPERS DRUG MART 273 15105 16 Avenue
Surrey COSTCO PHARMACY 55 7423 King George Blvd.
Surrey MEDICINE SHOPPE 156 #104 - 16088 84th Avenue
Surrey MEDICINE SHOPPE PHARMACY 240 #303 - 15988 Fraser Hwy.
Surrey PACIFIC PHARMACY 1 101 - 15122 - 72nd Avenue
Surrey REXALL 7157 #150 - 17475 56 Avenue
Surrey REXALL 7167 107 - 15331 16 Avenue
Surrey REXALL 7169 12851 16th Avenue
Surrey REXALL DRUG STORE 7152 #107 - 15966 108 Avenue
Surrey SAVE-ON-FOODS PHARMACY 2207 10312 King George Blvd
Surrey SAVE-ON-FOODS PHARMACY 918 9014 - 152nd Street
Surrey WAL MART PHARMACY 3098 1000 Guildford Town Cntr.
Vancouver LOBLAW PHARMACY #1517 350 S.E. Marine Drive
Vancouver SHOPPERS DRUG MART #2234 3277 Cambie Street
Vancouver SHOPPERS DRUG MART #2294 2748 East Hastings Street
Vancouver SHOPPERS DRUG MART 201 1020 Denman Street
Vancouver SHOPPERS DRUG MART 204 370 East Broadway
Vancouver SHOPPERS DRUG MART 2130 8525 River District Crossing
Vancouver SHOPPERS DRUG MART 2279 2730 Oak Street
Vancouver SHOPPERS DRUG MART 263 Broadway Plaza
Vancouver SHOPPERS DRUG MART 272 1125 Davie Street
Vancouver SHOPPERS DRUG MART 288 4326 Dunbar Street
Vancouver REXALL 7162 6580 Fraser Street
Vancouver REXALL 7174 499 Granville Street
Vancouver SAVE-ON-FOODS PHARMACY 940 1403 King Edward Avenue E.
Vancouver UNIVERSITY PHARMACY 5754 University Blvd.
White Rock REXALL 7171 1463 Johnston Road
White Rock SAVE-ON-FOODS PHARMACY 2235 1641 - 152nd Street