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… safe adult care facilities Last updated March 1, 2019 HealthLink BC File number 100b Download PDF Document English … that cause allergic reactions, facilities should make efforts to create and maintain a safe environment for adults with food allergy. Creating an allergy safe …
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… disease (CJD) Last updated October 29, 2024 HealthLink BC File number 55a Download PDF Document English … the brain. Early symptoms may include: Confusion Depression Forgetfulness Difficulty sleeping Behavior changes Impaired … CJD prions appear in a person, it can take up to 30 years before symptoms begin. How does a person get CJD? Most cases …
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… Safety for infants and young children during extreme heat Last updated June 27, 2024 HealthLink BC File number 35b Heat-related Series Download … temperatures are high. Exposure to indoor heat over 31C for long periods can be dangerous. If it gets very hot in …
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… disease (vCJD) Last updated October 29, 2024 HealthLink BC File number 55b Download PDF Document English … is also called human mad cow disease or human Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE). It is a very rare, degenerative … state and death. It may take anywhere from 5 to15 years for symptoms of vCJD to develop from the time of being …
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… C conjugate (Men-C) vaccine Last updated July 14, 2022 HealthLink BC File number 23a Download PDF Document English … 12 months The vaccine may also be given to people: Born before 2002 who are 24 years of age and under who did not get … (e.g. Tylenol®) or ibuprofen* (e.g. Advil®) can be given for fever or soreness. ASA (e.g. Aspirin®) should not be …
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… Shingles vaccine Last updated July 31, 2023 HealthLink BC File number 111 Download PDF Document English … should get the shingles vaccine? Shingrix® is recommended for adults 50 years of age and older. This includes if you: … In some people who have had chickenpox, the virus becomes active again later in life and causes shingles. About 1 out …
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… quadrivalent vaccines Last updated June 30, 2022 HealthLink BC File number 23b Download PDF Document English … cell or solid organ transplant, or those who are waiting for one Had a stem cell transplant Been in close contact … in B.C. The vaccine is recommended, but not provided free, for the following people: Laboratory workers routinely …
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… Meningococcal b (Men-b) vaccine Last updated July 14, 2022 HealthLink BC File number 23c Download PDF Document English … routine immunization schedule in B.C. However, a vaccine for meningococcal C disease is routinely provided to infants … to students in grade 9. Both of these vaccines are provided for free. For more information see HealthLinkBC File #23a …
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… protein subunit vaccine Last updated October 10, 2024 HealthLink BC File number 124c Download PDF Document English … to the virus. The vaccine is approved by Health Canada. For more information, visit Immunize BC: How vaccines work . Who should …
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… Water fluoridation facts Last updated August 1, 2021 HealthLink BC File number 28 Download PDF Document English … amount of fluoride is 0.7 mg/L in drinking water for communities that wish to add fluoride to their water … acceptable concentration (MAC) in the Canadian Guidelines for Drinking Water Quality is 1.5 mg/L. Whether naturally …
