Board of Directors Virtual meeting
January 15, 2020
Coalition Board of Directors meet today, it will be a virtual meeting starting at 11 am.
On the agenda, will note the activities since November 2020 last meeting. In addition Board direction on some pressing matters.
Membership, CRA requirements, response from Minister Bruce Fitch in recent Communication and Request for the Right of Information on the MOU regarding Special Care Homes staff ratios.
Scheduling meetings with the Opposition parties( Virtual).
Ombud response to lack of government communication on the High Dose vaccine.
Update on NB Nurses Union 38 recommendations to government
Vaccine Campaign
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Letter Premier Higgs November 21, 2020
November 21, 2020
Via email
Premier Blaine Higgs
Chancery Place
P. O. Box 6000
Fredericton, NB
E3B 5H1
On behalf of the Coalition for Seniors and Nursing Home
Residents’ Rights, I write as a follow up
regarding your commitment during the election campaign that if re-
elected the government will implement the high - dose flu vaccination for
citizens over the age of 65. You further confirmed your position when we met in
Riverview on September 8, 2020.
We are given to understand a meeting between the Federal Government and the Provinces urging them to get their volume and order in for 2021 since there is a global demand for the high dose vaccine. Can you confirm as to whether New Brunswick has placed their order for the high-dose vaccine?
Will the government undertake to commit and ensure that all New Brunswickers for 2021 be provided with the high-dose vaccine committed during the election campaign?
Executive Director
Hon. Bruce Fitch, Hon Dorothy Shephard, Heidi Liston, Gerald Richard, Paul D’Astous
The aging population is the most vulnerable group during the flu Season
The aging population is the most vulnerable group during the flu Season
The influenza vaccination is highly recommended by the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) for Seniors. The importance of preventive measures through vaccination will enhance the well-being for a quality of life for all seniors.
The Coalition for Seniors and Nursing Home Residents' Rights publicly endorses the high-dose influenza vaccine for Seniors and is calling on the Higgs Government to ensure sufficient supply of the vaccine is purchased to protect seniors against the flu season for 2021.
In 2020, during the pre-election, the Higgs Government promised that they would publicly fund and implement the high-dose flu vaccination for all citizens over the age of 65.
The government fell short of providing the high-dose vaccine to all seniors in 2020.
The Coalition for Seniors and Nursing Home Residents' Rights calls on the Higgs Government to undertake to commit and ensure that all seniors for 2021 be provided with the high-dose vaccine as committed during the re-election campaign.
Do any of these points matter to you?
- Is the quality of life an interest for protecting your health?
- Is protecting yourself from the flu vaccine important for your well being?
- Is the National Advisory Committee (NACI) recommended high-dose fluzone extra strand flu vaccine something you would prefer to protect your well-being?
- Are you interested in the vaccination that will enhance your well being for a quality of life
- Is the quality of life an interest for protecting your health?
- Is protecting yourself from the flu vaccine important for your well being?
- Is the National Advisory Committee (NACI) recommended high-dose fluzone extra strand flu vaccine something you would prefer to protect your well-being?
- Are you interested in the vaccination that will enhance your well being for a quality of life
