Covid Update

Hello one and all! I hope everyone had a fabulous weekend, and a happy Easter to everyone who celebrates it!

I have some very exciting news.

I was able to get my first Covid-19 vaccine dose!

For those of you who are nervous about it I definitely recommend talking with your doctor about it. From a personal experience I can tell you that I felt very well cared for at the clinic I attended. I received the Pfizer vaccine and apart from a bit of joint pain in the first few hours and a sore arm I’m feeling great.

I’m one step closer to being able to travel again and I’m so excited for it!

I am writing this though because I’ve heard some musings and stirrings about vaccination passports, and I wanted to address it.

The rumour that I heard was that as far as international travel goes, some countries would not be accepting the papers given by vaccination clinics and hospital staff because they were too easy to forge. They would, however, accept the yellow vaccination passports given out by the World Health Organization. I DO NOT KNOW IF THIS IS TRUE.

According to the CBC Trudeau isn’t fond of the idea of vaccine passports, and by it’s own admission neither is the World Health Organization.

After having done some research on the subject I completely agree with both the WHO and Trudeau that it’s not a good idea. It’s a very long topic to get into, which I’m more than happy to do if it’s requested of me, but for now it’s sufficient to say that it could lead to a lot of discrimination; especially against people of lower socio-economic status and people of colour.

That said I can’t guarantee that Canada or other nations around the globe won’t impliment some form of vaccination passport, so as always it’s better to be prepared. If you happen to have the yellow vaccination passport distrubuted by the WHO you can bring it with you when you get your Covid-19 vaccine. You can ask that the nurse who is giving you the shot sign and date it for you. My nurse was happy to do so! I’ll be bringing my little yellow passport again for my next shot to get the second dose written in. It’s an excellent way to keep track of which vaccinations you’ve had, and if some countries decide to use it as a requirement for entry your Covid vaccine will be one less shot you have to worry about. There isn’t really a downside to bringing it with you!

That’s it for Tuesday gentle readers, if you have any questions at all about the Covid-19 vaccinations I wholeheartedly suggest you talk to your doctor about it, call your local health unit, or listen to what Dr. Theresa Tam and Dr. Anthony Fauci have to say on the subject.

Wear a mask, wash your hands, stay at home, and stay safe gentle reader.