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COVID-19: Children Aged 5-11 & Vaccines
COVID-19: Children Aged 5-11 & Vaccines >
Currently, the paediatric Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is the only COVID-19 vaccine authorized for use in Canada for children 5-11 years old.
The paediatric Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine (10 microgram, mcg, dose) was fully approved by Health Canada as a safe and effective vaccine for children 5-11 years of age.. Vaccines are safe, effective and the best way to protect your child and family from COVID-19, including its highly contagious variants. While the COVID-19 vaccine is not required for this age group in Ontario, we encourage you to make an informed choice about this vaccine, in the same way that you do when considering other vaccinations for your child.
COVID-19 vaccines do not cause a coronavirus infection. They help build up immunity to the virus, so that your body will fight it off more easily. This can reduce the risk of developing COVID-19 or make the symptoms milder if you do get it, as well as lower the risk of transmitting the virus to others.
The National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) recommends an interval of eight weeks between first and second dose to provide the strongest possible protection against COVID-19.
We have just over 7,500 children are eligible to receive this vaccine in this age group across Algoma district.
Talk to Your Primary Care Provider and Get Your Questions Answered
Your decision to vaccinate your child with the COVID-19 vaccine should consider the risks of the disease (see Risks of COVID-19 in Children below) and the benefits of the vaccine (see Benefits of the COVID-19 Vaccine below).
If you have questions or concerns, get information from credible, evidence-based sources.
Talk to Your Children
Be honest and share information in an age-appropriate way.
Listen and answer their questions or work with them to find the answers from credible, evidence-based sources (see Vaccine Resources below).
Let them know how the vaccine will help them get back to being kids.
Keep an eye out for information as it becomes available. This webpage will be updated when additional information becomes available.
Option 1: Community Clinic
Online: Visit our Vaccine Clinics in Algoma and click on your region
Phone: 705-541-7370 or 1-888-440-3730 (Monday – Friday, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm)
Option 2: Participating Pharmacy
The COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 5– 11 is also available from participating pharmacies.
Option 3: School-based Vaccination Clinics
To further encourage voluntary vaccination for children aged 5 to 11, the government has asked school boards to work with local Public Health Units (PHUs) to add school-day vaccination clinics for students (i.e. during instructional hours). Parents will receive a form offering the opportunity to safely and conveniently provide public health units the authority to vaccinate their child at a school-based vaccine clinic.
What is the risk of COVID-19 in children? Should children be vaccinated, even if they usually get milder symptoms?
Unvaccinated individuals are at the highest risk of getting COVID-19. Currently, most of the COVID-19 cases in Ontario are among people who are not fully vaccinated (i.e., no doses or only one dose).
While children and youth who get infected with COVID-19 typically experience mild symptoms, some can get very sick, require hospitalization and/or ICU admission, and can experience more serious and longer lasting symptoms (i.e. long COVID, post-acute COVID-19 syndrome).
The COVID-19 vaccine will help your child fight off the virus more easily if they are infected and make their symptoms milder.
The COVID-19 will also lower the risk of transmission to others and allow them to continue fostering their mental health and well-being through in-person learning, extracurricular activities and social interactions with family, friends and peers.
Why should my child be vaccinated? What are the benefits to vaccinating children against COVID-19?
Vaccinating children and youth will provide them with a strong level of protection against COVID-19 and the highly contagious Delta variant, keep schools safer, and stop the spread of the virus.
The vaccine reduces the risk of getting COVID-19 infection.
The vaccine reduces the risk of getting very sick, being hospitalized, or dying if infected with COVID-19.
The vaccine reduces the spread of COVID-19 to others. This means being vaccinated will help protect other friends and family members too, such as those under five years old who cannot be vaccinated yet, or more vulnerable older adults.
Individuals who are fully vaccinated (2 doses + 14 days) may not have to self-isolate if they are identified as a close contact to someone who tested positive for COVID-19.
Vaccines have helped schools, extra-curricular activities and businesses re-open while keeping the spread of COVID-19 low. They also make these places safer for everyone, including those who cannot be vaccinated, or who are at increased risk of getting very sick.
Getting the COVID-19 vaccine helps children go back to school, sports and other activities.
Some organizations may require proof of vaccination from those who are eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in order to participate in activities.
The more children who are vaccinated in school, sports or other activities, the safer those places will be. It will reduce the risk of outbreaks, and therefore prevent closures or disruptions in school and activities.
Children 5-11 years old are now eligible for a paediatric Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. Children must be turning five years old by the end of 2021 (born in 2016) to book or walk-in for a COVID-19 vaccination.
For example, if a child's will be turning 5 years old on December 25, they are considered eligible today even though they are 4 years old. Eligibility goes by birth year, not birth date.
We have just over 7,500 children who are eligible to receive this vaccination in this age group across Algoma. We will receive enough vaccine to provide every child their first and second paediatric Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.
Is my child under 4 years old eligible?
No. Children born in 2017 or later are not yet eligible. At this time, the safety and effectiveness in people younger than 5 years of age has not yet been established.
How have health partners in Algoma prepared for administering vaccine to children?
Algoma Public Health has been actively preparing for the rollout of vaccines to children aged 5-11 with partners across Algoma. Now that these vaccines are approved by Health Canada and are recommended for this age group by the National Advisory Committee on Immunization, we are ready to receive vaccines and safely administer them to children in Algoma.
Snapshot of what parents/guardians told us in the 5-11 Vaccine Survey:
Over 60% of respondents indicated that they intended to vaccinate their child/children with the COVID-19 vaccine.
The preferred locations for clinics were primary care providers and school-based clinics.
The preferred time for clinics were weekday evenings and weekends.
Suggestions for making clinics child-friendly included incentives, distractions, booking siblings and families together, having friendly and experienced staff, offering more time at appointments if needed, keeping environments calm, and minimizing wait times, among others.
Reasons for hesitancy and FAQs focused on side effects, safety, efficacy or effectiveness, dosing, intervals between doses, and vaccine development.
After surveying Algoma parents and guardians on their preferences for the immunization of this age group, APH and partners are using this information and holding district-wide immunization clinics at a variety of settings. In addition to local pharmacies and community clinics with both appointment-based and walk-in formats, mobile and pop-up clinics will be available, in key neighbourhood locations as well as select school locations, at convenient times for parents (weekday evenings and weekends).
How do I get my child vaccinated at a Mass Immunization or Community Clinic?
Vaccination clinics for children 5-11 years of age are available across the Algoma district starting Tuesday, November 23, 2021 at 9:00 a.m.
If you live in Elliot Lake and area, please call the Elliot Lake Family Health Team to book an appointment at 1-705-461-8882 ext. 611.
If you live in Sault Ste. Marie and area, Central and East Algoma or north Algoma, starting Tuesday, November 23, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. you can book an appointment online or by phone.
705-541-7370 or 1-888-440-3730 (Monday – Friday, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm.)
Visit our Vaccine Clinics in Algoma and click on your region to make an appointment online.
Which pharmacies are offering paediatric COVID-19 vaccines in Algoma?
The COVID-19 vaccine for children aged five – 11 is also available from participating pharmacies across Algoma. Visit the link to see which pharmacies are offering vaccine to this population to pick the quickest and easiest date for you.
Can my child get their vaccine from our primary care provider or family doctor?
Select primary care providers will be administering the paediatric COVID-19 vaccines in Algoma.
Parents and caregivers who are interested in booking their child's paediatric COVID-19 vaccine appointment with their primary care provider will need to reach out to their primary care provider to confirm whether they are offering the vaccine. Participating primary care providers will use their own appointment booking systems.
If your care provider is not offering the COVID-19 vaccine, come visit our team at an MIC or pop-up clinic, or visit a local participating pharmacy, to be vaccinated.
How are vaccine clinics family-friendly in Algoma?
We are mindful that some children may be anxious or have a fear of needles. Not to worry. Immunizers understand and are trained to help your child have a comfortable experience, similar to many other routine child immunization clinics. Appointment times are also longer than those for adults, providing more time for your child to get comfortable and ask any questions.
Children can bring their favorite stuffed animal or toy and listen to music for comfort and distraction.
At select sites, privacy options will be available.
Consent by parent or guardian will be required for COVID-19 vaccinations for children aged 5 to 11 years. Children will not be vaccinated if a parent or guardian are not present.
Should children get vaccinated, even if they usually get milder symptoms?
Children should get vaccinated, even if they usually have milder symptoms
Getting the COVID-19 vaccine will reduce the risk of getting COVID-19 infection and protect children from severe outcomes if they do.
There have been some cases of severe illness and hospitalization in children due to COVID-19.
The vaccine will also help reduce the likelihood of the virus spreading to other people. This makes going to school, being with family and friends, and participating in activities we enjoy safer.
Is the COVID-19 vaccine safe and effective for children?
Yes, the pediatric Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine is safe for children.
After thorough review of the study data for the use of Pfizer vaccine in young children, Health Canada has approved the use of a paediatric Pfizer vaccine for children aged five to 11, in addition to the previously approved Pfizer vaccine used for individuals aged 12 and older.
Health Canada has determined that these vaccines:
are safe, effective, and manufactured to the highest quality
show a strong immune response and prepare your immune system to fight against COVID-19
In clinical trials, the vaccines showed robust immune response in children and youth.
COVID-19 vaccination is voluntary for anyone eligible in Ontario. Learn more about:
COVID-19 vaccine safety
Health Canada's vaccine approval process
Ontario's ethical framework for COVID-19 vaccine distribution
Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada will continue to monitor vaccine safety and effectiveness, similar to all approved medications and vaccines. Action will be taken if any safety concerns are identified to ensure the benefits of the vaccine outweigh any potential and identified risks.
Where can I find information on the Pfizer clinical trial of the paediatric Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine
Check out the NACI Summary document starting on page 6 to read about the clinical trial data on the Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA COVID-19 vaccine in children 5-1 years of age.
This document provides information on trial design, study population, demographics, safety, efficacy, and more from the clinical trial conducted.
Where was the clinical trial study population from? What children were included?
All pediatric study participants aged 5 – 11 years for the Phase 2/3 trial were recruited from the US, Finland, Poland and Spain. Children with a history of prior SARS-CoV-2 infection or clinical symptoms/signs of COVID-19, children with known HIV, hepatitis B or hepatitis C, or stable preexisting disease (defined as disease not requiring significant change in therapy or hospitalization for worsening disease during the 6 weeks before enrollment) were included.
Children with an immunocompromising or immunodeficiency disorder, those with a history of MIS-C, or those receiving immunosuppressive therapy (including cytotoxic agents and systemic glucocorticoids) were excluded.
Is the COVID-19 vaccine for children effective?
Yes. The clinical trial showed that the immune response in children 5 to 11 years of age was comparable to the immune response in people 16 to 25 years of age.
The vaccine was 90.7% effective at preventing COVID-19 in children 5 to 11 years of age after the second dose. No serious side effects or new safety signals were identified.
This effectiveness compares to clinical trials that showed that the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine was about 95% effective in those 16 years and older, and 100% effective for those 12 to 15 years old in protecting from COVID-19.
What are common COVID-19 vaccine side effects in children?
COVID-19 vaccine side effects in children
Early trials of the vaccine in children show that children can experience side effects from the COVID-19 vaccine, similar to other vaccines. Common side effects include:
Sore arm near the injection site
Feel more tired than usual
Achy muscles or joints
Fever and chills.
These side effects are usually mild and go away within 1-3 days.
Preliminary information can be found from Pfizer BioNTech, the manufacturer of the vaccine. More information on the side effects will come when the vaccine is approved by Health Canada.
Very rare cases of myocarditis and pericarditis (heart inflammation) have been reported after getting the COVID-19 mRNA vaccine in youth and young adults. More research is being done to explore the risk of this condition in children.
Do COVID-19 vaccines effect reproductive health?
COVID-19 vaccines and reproductive health
There is no evidence that any vaccines, including the COVID-19 vaccines, cause fertility problems (problems trying to get pregnant) or menstrual irregularities.
How do I talk to my child about the vaccine?
It is important to be open and honest with your children about COVID-19 and COVID-19 vaccines. Plan to have a discussion with your child about the vaccine.
(ENG) How to Talk to Kids about Getting Vaccinated
(FR) How to Talk to Kids about Getting Vaccinated
What can I do if my child is afraid of needles or pain with immunizations?
Fear of needles is normal. Here are some tips to improve your child's experience when getting a vaccine:
Talk to your child about the health visit. Allow them to ask you questions. You can check this webpage for the answer and ask the clinic staff at your visit.
Acknowledge that your child may feel a "poke or pinch" that will go away quickly. It's okay for your child to look at the vaccine if they want to.
Have your child decide on an item that they can bring to distract them from the needle (e.g., stuffed animal, video displayed on a phone, mobile devise with music, etc.).
Help your child get comfortable. Encourage them to bring a comforting item, wear comfortable clothing that allows easy access to the upper arm, and sit in a comfortable position.
Take deep breaths together and try to stay calm.
Offer praise. Positive reinforcement works for kids of all ages.
Needle Related Fainting: Why does it happen? What can we do about it? – Factsheet for guardians with a safe technique for children 7 years and older who may get dizzy or faint during needles.
The CARD system (Comfort, Ask, Relax, Distract) provides a group of strategies that can be used before and during vaccination to make the experience a more positive one for you and your child.Learn how you can play your CARDs during your child's vaccination. Help your child choose what CARDs they want to play to reduce the pain, stress and worry about getting a needle.
Have you tried using a numbing cream?
There are topical numbing creams or patches you can buy without a prescription. Talk to your doctor or pharmacist on how much medication to apply and where to apply it.
Read the instructions before applying the cream or patch. It may take 30 to 60 minutes for the medication to take effect, depending on the product. Do not use acetaminophen or ibuprofen before your child receives the vaccine(s).
What should I do after the vaccination?
Stay at the clinic for 15 minutes. If an allergic reaction occurs, it will be treated immediately.
For minor side effects such as fever, irritability or a sore arm, use acetaminophen (e.g., Tylenol) or ibuprofen (e.g., Advil) as directed by your doctor.
If you notice any changes in your child's health, such as unusual fussing, crying or low energy, call your doctor.
Are there resources for teachers/educators to boost vaccine confidence in the classroom?
Yes. Everyone has a role to play in keeping children and youth in Algoma protected from COVID-19.
Helping children access credible information about COVID-19 and the COVID-19 vaccine is important. Helping children access credible information about COVID-19 and the COVID-19 vaccine is important.
The following resources may be helpful to answer questions you or your child has about the COVID-19 vaccine.
Provincial Vaccine Contact Centre – 1-833-943-3900
Sick Kids COVID-19 Consult Service: Free phone consult service available to children and parents or guardians to answer questions about your specific situation and the COVID-19 vaccines. Book online or by phone.
VaxFacts: Free virtual consultation with a physician to answer questions about the COVID-19 vaccines. Open to all Ontario residents
Health Canada – Vaccines for children: COVID-19
Max the Vax – Intended to help young people to feel safe and protected from COVID-19. Includes FAQs and resources for kids and caregivers.
SickKids CARD System – Strategies that can be used to help cope before and during vaccination. The system consists of resources such as videos and handouts that will help to prepare you and your child for vaccination.
Kids Boost Immunity is a free resource available to Canadian educators. It includes free COVID-19 lessons for students, including what students should know, how to stay healthy, and how to avoid misinformation. The curated lessons have interactive quizzes that mirror Ontario's science, health and social studies curriculum. This is a great resource for educators, who can create a free online classroom and get students to join the team to ramp up points for fun learning about COVID-19.
Looking for resources in a different language? Visit the Ontario COVID-19 Vaccine for Children and Youth webpage to find a factsheet in French, Italian, Arabic, etc.
What is the expert recommendation for children 5-11?
A complete series of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine (10 mcg) may be offered to children 5-11 years of age who do not have contraindications to the vaccine, with a dosing interval of at least 8 weeks between the first and second dose.
Will children aged 5 to 11 receive the same dosage of the COVID-19 vaccine as other age groups?
No. A paediatric Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine will be offered to children 5-11 years.
The paediatric Pfizer vaccine includes a lower dose that is safe and effective at protecting this age group from COVID-19 and the Delta variant.
The new pediatric formulation of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is 10 micrograms (mcg) compared to the 30-mcg formulation authorized for adolescents and adults 12 years of age and older. This means the vaccine for children is one-third the amount given to individuals 12 years and older, in a two-dose series at a recommended interval of eight weeks between first and second doses.
A smaller dose of vaccine is used because younger children have smaller bodies and better immune systems, and therefore require a smaller amount of vaccine to protect them from COVID-19. This will also help reduce the expected, common side effects they may experience after getting the vaccine.
Is the paediatric Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine dose based on a child's weight?
No. The COVID-19 vaccine dose administered is not based on weight.
The pediatric formulation of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is 10 micrograms (mcg), and is a standard formulation given to all children aged 5-11 years.
When can my child aged 5-11 years get a second dose?
At this time, there is a recommended interval of eight weeks between the first and second dose.
Why is the recommended interval between doses longer than the original product monograph and adult interval of 21-days?
An interval of at least 8 weeks between the first and second dose is recommended for children aged 5-11 years.
The paediatric Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine is authorized as a primary series of two 10-mcg doses given a minimum of 21 days apart. However, emerging evidence in adults suggests that compared to shorter intervals, longer intervals between the first and second doses result in a stronger immune response, higher vaccine effectiveness that is expected to last longer, and may be associated with a lower risk of myocarditis and/or pericarditis in adolescents and young adults.
What if my child received an adult dose of COVID-19 vaccine when they turned 11 years old? Which dose should they receive for Vaccine #2?
Children who are 11 years of age and received the 30 mcg dose of the Pfizer vaccine as their first dose under Ontario's extended eligibility (2009 birth year) are recommended to complete the vaccine series with the product authorized for their age at the time of the second dose (i.e. 10 mcg if 11 years, 30 mcg if 12 years).
If the dose given for the second dose differs from that authorized for age, among children who are aged 11 and 12 years, the dose should will be considered valid and the series complete.
What if my child turns 12 between doses? Which dose should they receive for Vaccine #2?
Children who receive the pediatric formulation of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine (10 mcg) for their first dose who turn 12 by the time of their second dose may receive the adolescent/adult formulation of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine (30 mcg) to complete their primary series.
If a child who has turned 12 by the time of their second dose receives the pediatric formulation (10 mcg), their series will still be considered valid and complete.
Is a third dose or booster dose required?
At this time, only a first and second dose of the paediatric Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine are approved and recommended for children aged 5-11 years.
Should I give my child Tylenol or Advil to prevent pain before vaccination?
No. It is not recommended to take pain medication before vaccination to try to prevent side effects. Side effects are a natural response to vaccination, and are a sign that your body is working to build immunity.
There is also no evidence of benefit from taking oral pain medications for the prevention of injection pain or systemic reactions.
We also do not want the Tylenol or Advil to mask any side effects or signs of an allergic reaction.
Can my child receive two vaccines at the same time (i.e., flu and COVID-19), like adults?
No. Children 5-11 should not routinely be given a COVID-19 vaccine on the same day as other vaccines (live or inactivated) at this time.
Unlike adolescent and adult populations, NACI recommends that children receive the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine (10 mcg) at least 14 days before or after another vaccine. This is a precaution to help to determine if a side effect that may arise is due to the COVID-19 vaccine or another vaccine.
There may be circumstances when a dose of a COVID-19 vaccine and another vaccine need to be given at the same time – a healthcare provider can help with this decision.
Will my child experience side effects? What are common side effects?
Like any vaccination, your child may experience mild to moderate side effects and reactions that will subside anywhere from a few hours to a few days after vaccination.
Common side effects may include pain, redness and swelling on the arm where the vaccine was given, tiredness, muscle soreness, headache, chills, or mild fever. Side effects in clinical trials were more common after the second dose of vaccine.
These side effects are part of their body's efforts to build protection from COVID-19 following vaccination.
Serious side effects after receiving the vaccine are rare. However, if your child develops side effects that are worrying you or do not seem to be going away after a few days, please contact a health care provider.
If you or your child might be having a severe allergic reaction after leaving the vaccination site, call 911. Signs of an allergic reaction could include having trouble breathing, developing hives or swelling in the face and throat.
What should I do if my child experiences side effects?
Applying a cool, damp cloth where the vaccine was given may help with soreness and swelling.
If needed, speak to your doctor about over-the-counter pain or fever medication, which may help with mild to moderate side effects such as headache, muscle pain and fever.
If your child develops side effects that are worrying you or do not seem to be going away after a few days, please contact a health care provider.
What ingredients are in the paediatric Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children age 5-11 years?
Medical ingredients: mRNA
Non-Medial ingredients:
ALC-0315 = ((4-hydroxybutyl)azanediyl)bis(hexane-6,1-diyl)bis(2-hexyldecanoate)
ALC-0159 = 2-[(polyethylene glycol)-2000]-N,N-ditetradecylacetamide
1,2-distearoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine
tromethamine
tromethamine hydrochloride
Is it safe for my child to get the COVID-19 vaccine if they have a food or environmental allergy?
Yes, children with a history of allergy not related to a component of the COVID-19 vaccine (e.g., food, oral drugs, and environmental allergies) can be safety vaccinated without any special precautions.
The vaccine does not contain common food allergens, such as eggs, shellfish, gluten, or nuts.
What are potential allergens in the COVID-19 vaccine for children 5-11 years?
Vaccine components include the potential allergen of polysorbate 80 and/or tromethamine (trometamol or Tris). However, these ingredients rarely cause allergic reactions.
Polysorbate 80 is found in medical preparations (such as vitamin oils, tablets, and anticancer agents) and cosmetics. Allergic reactions to polysorbates are rare.
Due to potential cross-reactivity with polysorbate, Polyethylene Glycol (PEG) allergies must also be considered. Allergic reactions to PEG are rare. PEG is found in products such as prescription medications, bowel preparation products for colonoscopy, over-the-counter products (e.g. laxatives, cough syrups), cosmetics, dermal fillers, skin care products, products such as ultrasound gel, and contact lens care solution. PEG also can be found in foods or drinks but is not known to cause allergic reactions from foods or drinks.
Tromethamine (trometamol or Tris) is a component in contrast media, oral and injectable medications. Tromethamine is used as a buffer in vaccines and medications, including those for use in children, to improve stability and prevent pH fluctuations in the solution. No safety concerns have been identified with tromethamine. While tromethamine has been identified as a potential allergen, a review of existing evidence by NACI did not identify any cases of allergic reactions to tromethamine in children.
Any component of the COVID-19 vaccine or its container could be a potential allergen. The vial stoppers of COVID-19 vaccines are not made with natural rubber latex, and there is no contraindication or precaution to vaccination for people with a latex allergy.
Will the COVID-19 vaccine put my child at risk of an allergic reaction?
Serious allergic reactions to the COVID-19 vaccine are very rare and can be treated. To be safe, everyone who is vaccinated is monitored for at least 15 minutes in case an allergic reaction occurs. Immunizers on site are well trained to manage an allergic reaction should it occur.
If you think your child might be having a severe allergic reaction after leaving the vaccination site, go to the nearest emergency department or call 911. Signs of an allergic reaction could include having trouble breathing, developing hives or swelling in the face and throat.
If your child has a history of allergic reactions to vaccines or medication, please discuss this with your child's doctor prior to vaccination.
Have the long-term side effects of the COVID-19 vaccine for children been determined?
The benefits of being vaccinated and protected against COVID-19 far outweigh the risks of any side effects from the vaccine.
COVID-19 infection may cause longer-lasting symptoms and health problems for some people, including children, which is why it is important to be vaccinated as soon as possible.
What if my child already had a COVID-19 infection?
If you or your child had COVID-19, you should still get the vaccine. It will help protect you from getting sick again and from more contagious variants.
If you are recovering from COVID-19, you should wait to get the vaccine until you:
have no symptoms
are no longer in self-isolation
Will the COVID-19 vaccine affect my child's fertility?
COVID-19 vaccines do not cause male or female infertility and there is no evidence to suggest that they will cause future infertility or menstrual irregularities.
How common is myocarditis and/or pericarditis in children?
Interim clinical findings did not indicate any serious safety concerns and no cases of myocarditis (inflammation of the heart muscle) and/or pericarditis (inflammation of the heart lining) related to the vaccine were reported in the clinical trials for children 5-11 years old.
Classic myocarditis is less common in younger children 5-11 years of age.
However, a very small number of cases of myocarditis (inflammation of the heart muscle) and/or pericarditis (inflammation of lining outside the heart) following vaccination have been reported among youth and young adults aged 12 to 30 years who received the 30 mcg formulation of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine or 100 mcg formulation of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. Most cases occurred in young adult males between 18 and 30 years of age after the second dose of vaccine, and most had mild illness and recovered quickly. This occurred more often after Moderna than Pfizer, and usually within a week of vaccination.
Myocarditis/pericarditis following COVID-19 mRNA vaccines remains a rare adverse event following immunization (AEFI), which is defined by the Canadian Immunization Guide as occurring at frequency of 0.01 per cent to less than 0.1 per cent.
The National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) continues to recommend vaccination with mRNA COVID-19 vaccines for all individuals aged five and older since the vaccines are highly effective at preventing symptomatic infection and severe outcomes (i.e., hospitalization, death) from COVID-19. Myocarditis and pericarditis are 16 times more likely to occur after a COVID-19 infection than after COVID-19 vaccines.
Caregivers should be advised to seek medical attention for children if they develop symptoms including chest pain, shortness of breath, or palpitations after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine.
What is informed consent? Who will provide this for children?
Anyone getting the COVID-19 vaccine, including children and youth, must provide informed consent. Informed consent means that you understand:
what the vaccine involves (for example, how it is given and what possible side effects there may be)
why it is recommended
the risks and benefits of getting or not getting it
If you are a child or youth interested in getting the COVID-19 vaccine, you may want to talk to a parent, guardian or adult that you trust before getting the vaccine.
If an individual is unable to provide informed consent to receive the vaccine, they will need consent from someone who can make a decision on their behalf, such as a parent or legal guardian. Speak with your vaccine provider if you have any questions.
Parents or substitute decision makers of children aged 5 to 11 will have to provide consent on behalf of the child at the time of the appointment before their children can receive a vaccine.
Consent will be provided before or at the time of vaccination. You may be asked to complete a consent form that looks like this sample form.
Want to speak with a trusted healthcare provider? Have a personal health question related to COVID-19 vaccines for children?
You are welcome to call or book an appointment with your local healthcare provider to discuss the COVID-19 vaccine for children.
However, parents, guardians, and youth in Ontario can also call or book a free virtual appointment with Ontario clinicians (physicians and paediatric registered nurses) to get their vaccine questions answered.
Will my child receive proof that they have been vaccinated?
Yes. Vaccine certificates with QR codes will be available for children aged five to 11 on the COVID-19 vaccination portal as a record of their vaccination.
However, there are no requirements for children aged five to 11 to show proof of vaccination in Ontario at this time. Proof of vaccination for children aged 5-11 years is not required to attend elementary schools in Ontario.
There may be different requirements in other jurisdictions and requirements may change over time.
What can I do as a parent/guardian alongside getting my child vaccinated?
If you have children in this age group, here are some things you can do alongside getting your child/children vaccinated:
Get Vaccinated Now
The best way to protect your family and children is Algoma is for those born in 2016 or earlier to be fully vaccinated as soon as possible.
If anyone in your household already had a COVID-19 infection, it is still recommended that they get the vaccine as soon as they are eligible. It is possible to get COVID-19 more than once. Vaccination is the best form of protection.
Your decision to vaccinate your child with the COVID-19 vaccine should consider the risks of the disease (see Risks of COVID-19 in Children above) and the benefits of the vaccine (see Benefits of the COVID-19 Vaccine above).
Pharmacies Administering 5-11 COVID-19 Vaccines in Algoma
Group Health Centre Pharmacy (240 McNabb Street)
Vaccine Type Available:
Paediatric Pfizer (age 5 to 11 in 2021)
Website booking portal: www.ssmpharmacy.com
The Medicine Shoppe (316 Second Line West)
Paediatric Pfizer (age 5 to 11 in 2021)*
Pfizer (12+ in 2021) **Not available at this time**
Appointment and location details:
Administration Schedules:
BOOK APPOINTMENT BY PHONE ONLY:
Paediatric Pfizer (age 5 to 11 in 2021) - Mondays & Tuesdays (9:30 AM - 4:30 PM)*
BOOK APPOINTMENT ONLINE OR BY PHONE:
Adult Pfizer (12+ in 2021) - Tuesdays (9:30 AM - 4:30 PM) **Not available at this time**
Moderna (12+) - Mondays (9:30 AM - 4:30 PM)
Online Booking Portal: https://jonsmedshoppe.medmeapp.ca/schedule
Market Mall Drug Mart (275 Second Line West)
Pfizer (age 12 or older in 2021)
Booking by appointment only
Please call to book your appointment: 705-253-1121
Merrett's Pharmacy (314 Wellington St. West)
Book online: www.ssmpharmacy.com
Pharmasave Adel Pharmacy (773 Great Northern Road)
Call to book your appointment.
Saturday: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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Queenstown Drug Mart (302 Queen St. East)
Rome's Your Independent Grocer Pharmacy (44 Great Northern Road)
Paediatric Pfizer (ages 5 - 11)
Pfizer (age 12+)
Call or visit their website to check if you need an appointment or if walk-in (first come, first served) vaccinations are available
Sunday: 10 a.m. - 5pm
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Rexall Pharmacy (13 Second Line West)
Saturday - Sunday: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
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Rexall Pharmacy (129 Trunk Road)
Book through rexall.ca to put your name on the waitlist
Shoppers Drug Mart (44 Great Northern Rd.)
Moderna (age 18 or older in 2021)
Book your appointment online: https://covid-19.shoppersdrugmart.ca/
Monday - Sunday: 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Appointment Details (5 - 11 Years of Age):
Hours: Monday to Friday: 6pm-7:30pm
Shoppers Drug Mart (364 Second Line West)
Saturday/Sunday: 11 AM - 4 PM
Wal-Mart Pharmacy (446 Great Northern Rd.)
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East End Pharmasave (150 Churchill Blvd)
Call for booking: 705-450-4819
Monday - Friday (9 AM - 9 PM)
Saturday (9 AM - 5 PM)
Sunday (10 AM - 5 PM)
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Rexall Pharmacy (31 Nova Scotia Walk)
Saturday: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Sunday: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Shoppers Drug Mart (220 Ontario Ave.)
Moderna (age 18 + in 2021)
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On April 24th CED will participate as a sponsor in the Convention of APCAS Madrid, APCAS is the Association of Loss Adjusters in Spain. The event will take place in the Jarama Racing circuit and will count with KPMG Director, Financial Services Advisory, Álvaro Urrutia. After the convention , the former pilot of Formula 1, Andy Soucek will give a theoretical course about driving circuits, sliding tracks and off road tracks. The convention will count with a program full of activities related to knowledge, security and fun in the road. With this sponsorship CED strengthens, once more time, the marketing strategy in Iberia taking part in key events of the Insurance sector.


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Are there any alternatives to plastic packaging for CDs?
By Allison Outhit
I was talking with a fellow recording artist who is now only releasing his music via download to reduce the use of plastic, mostly because there was a large sections of the ocean that are contaminated with plastics. He saw this first hand in Australia and the locals told him shrink-wrapping from CDs is a major contributor to that. I really admire his choice to reduce the use of plastics and I thought about how that might be a financially viable thing for him to do because maybe the target market he is looking for downloads anyways, but heavy metal tends to be more of a collectors genre, so that might not be as viable for me. I still buy CDs, but I am concerned about the impact. I'm under the impression we use shrink wrapping on CDs because it's required by the stores and distributors. Are there any alternatives to this other than downloading? Are there biodegradable methods?
CDs in jewel cases with plastic wrap are among our most serious environmental offenders. The cases are made of PVC, which is non-biodegradable and difficult to recycle, being full of lead and all. Millions of them go into the landfill every year. Cardboard sleeves are at least recyclable, but standard cardboard eats trees and the manufacturing process puts toxins into the atmosphere. Some CD manufacturers are offering corn-based biodegradable cardboard, which seems a step in a better direction, unless (like me) you're concerned about the connection between corn production and the proliferation of the military-industrial complex. (Read Michael Pollan's book The Omnivore's Dilemma for the fun facts of how corn begets bombs.)
A better choice would be digital files. But considering the human and environmental cost of blood minerals, mined in war-torn countries like the Congo, that go into making computers and iPods ― well, even the lowly MP3 starts to look a bit evil.
My point is that consumerism is just plain shitty for the planet. All we can do is consume less, and when we do, choose products that have the least impact. Which is another reason to endorse vinyl as the all-time best music format, and I'm not just saying that because I hate the way we were forced to convert to CDs way back in the '80s and I'm still not over it. Not only do vinyl records last longer (for collectors, vinyl is forever!) but manufacturers can easily recycle unsold or returned vinyl; they basically just melt it down and start again. The cardboard sleeves can be shredded and recycled; the vinyl itself, while not ideal, breaks down better than PVC. There are no laws about what materials must go into making copies of albums. So the record industry is on its own recognizance, which is never a good thing for us poor consumers. Maybe if the industry sees that we really, seriously prefer vinyl, it'll take pity on us and our poor mama Earth and get rid of crappy CDs once and for all.
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Accounts Payable (AP) is one of those business-critical departments that likely conjure up a fairly intimidating scene in your head – your frazzled AP team poring over files, comparing numbers, tracking down approvals, paying invoices & worrying about regulations.
There is no doubt that employees in AP do some very difficult work that the business can't do without. Automation can make that difficult work much more manageable & many companies would be happy to give their workers a more streamlined & less intensive process. Unfortunately, other business initiatives — usually customer-facing— tend to dominate focus so AP often fails to get the attention it desperately needs & deserves.
It's time for change!
The benefits of automation for both you & your vendors are too profound to overlook any longer. With a less burdensome path to implementation & new mobility features, automation is an absolute necessity for any business processing large amounts of invoices.
Save money & reduce transaction times
From a strict cost-benefit standpoint, automation technology is now powerful enough to make a very persuasive case. A white paper by The Hackett Group1, a worldwide consulting firm, shows that the more businesses automate their AP systems, the more they reduce costs & transaction times.
Saving almost 40 percent per invoice will add up to sizable savings very quickly. Based on the values in the chart above, a company processing 400,000 invoices annually will save $1.27 million — far more than it costs to invest in & implement automation.
The savings in transaction time — valuable in their own right — point to further benefits. AP has to handle standard invoicing as well as special cases & those exceptions to the rule can require lots of time & attention to resolve. With automation software looking after the invoices that fit the rule, workers in AP can afford to focus on the exceptions. It's the ideal division of labour for a department with a mixture of systematic tasks & issues requiring real problem solving.
Finally, automation can help your realise the benefits associated with early payment discounts. Earning the discount requires first identifying & then processing particular invoices by a particular date. And if an AP clerk has a stack of invoices to process, those particular invoices may not be reached in time. Opportunities for savings may fly out the window — all because of the pace & tedium of a manual process. With every business placing a premium on cash management, you want to benefit from the discounts available to you. An automated procedure can help you do just that.
Recognize ROI faster
Despite the benefits, the costs of implementing automated processes have traditionally been a barrier. With a limited IT budget, priorities tend to fall elsewhere. But automation solutions provided by third parties are much more accessible now, thanks in large part to their availability as an outsourced offering or deployed in a software-as-a-service (SaaS) model. Rather than investing in expensive new hardware, you utilise your vendor's infrastructure to reap the benefits of automation which means no large upfront costs & immediate recognition of ROI.
As long as AP remains manual, requiring workers to be in their offices to do their jobs, it won't operate with the speed & flexibility that are the hallmark of business processes today. With mobile connectivity, however, processing an invoice or getting approval can happen much more quickly. And when waiting time is reduced, productivity is increased. By putting workers in touch with invoices regardless of time & place, mobility also cuts down on the possibility of late payments — always a chief concern in accounts payable.
Automating AP processes is no longer a nice-to-have. The potential savings in time & money can be vast — and the lower costs make these upgrades available to companies that previously considered them out of reach. Upgrading AP processes is now attainable, strategic & critical to your business's success. It's time for change
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China, China, China-ward. I'm inexplicably drawn to this vast, ancient and unique land.
After the Great Wall (and the outlying Not-So-Great Wall, aka the Mediocre Wall) we decided we'd sleep in the next morning and catch the Forbidden City. The Forbidden City wasn't so forbidden—they all let us in as long as we bought tickets. In fact, the only thing that was forbidden was going back in after you went out the back door. Attached is a photo of the brilliant commentary on the signage at the North Gate (tours go from south to north). All in all, we were amazed at how huge, er, how extreme the place was in all respects. We had a little game of "guess whether there's another palace past this one". I always lost, all the way to the end. The palaces kept on becoming more and more beautiful the further we went north—that is, the further we came to the emperor's private dwelling—yet somehow, more and more lonely as well. You really get the feeling of being locked away in the proverbial ivory tower in there. I'm pretty sure there was an ivory tower somewhere, too.
After we finished walking through the Not-So-Forbidden City, we walked northwest of the grounds and ended up walking through Beihai Park (no, not Baha'i Park) at sunset, then making our way back to our hotel/hostel via Yoshinoya, a fast food restaurant with chicken-and-rice bowls, and Three Trees Coffee (see below). We found a pho restaurant not far from where we're staying; we took a picture for the novelty, but we didn't go in. We can get all the pho we need when we get back to Vietnam, we figure. Today, we're waking up early to see the Temple of Heaven and the Summer Palace. That means more excitement for us and more photos for you, when you wake up tomorrow.
Miss you all, and, as the postcards say, wish you were here.
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the train ride up from Guangzhou was long, but comfortable; we both managed to get a good sleep, despite our doorless, six-up bunk bed accommodations. the landscape was bleak and industrial for most of the time—not quite the China we've been accustomed to seeing in pictures.
We spent some time walking around through the hutongs (alleys) in the area of our hotel; it really is a neat place. We walked down one that was much like a pedestrian mall, lined with chic, eclectic cafés and shops, and they weren't (all) pretentious. […we explored] a Tibet-themed shop, much like the "3 Trees" shop on Main St. back in Ottawa. In a strange coincidence, we stopped in a place called Three Trees Coffee—we found out from their wifi. Most people can't speak much English here, but we end up communicating well enough with our few words of broken Mandarin and the new Chinese-English dictionary on my iPhone.
Quynh and I checked in to Hotel Elan in Guangzhou around an hour ago, after paying a quick visit to a friend at work. We'll be going out for dinner soon—supposedly to a nice noodle place ("yellow noodles", to be precise) somewhere. The hotel is nice, small, and cute. A bit salty around the edges, but for the (low) price we're paying, it's actually quite a good place. We left Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) at 8:20 in the morning and got in to Guangzhou's Baiyun airport at around 12:00 local time, for roughly 2h30 worth of flight time. Arriving was a bit confusing, what with very little English posted anywhere, but thanks to my previous experience coming to Guangzhou, we boarded a shuttle bus to the Guangzhou West railway station for only 16 yuan apiece and walked (with only light luggage) the rest of the way to our destination, saving us about 70-80 yuan over taking a taxi from the airport.
China's cold, compared to Ho Chi Minh City. And it'll only get colder in Beijing. Quynh is complaining about this but she's very happy to be in a city with so many shoes. More on that later, of course. Now we're off to dinner. ????
most of the days since we came back from our trip to Sapa and Lao Cai (which deserves its own blog post) have been cruelly hot and humid, wavering between 35 and 45 degrees Celsius, prompting me to tweet the following message a few days after returning from China: "good morning Hanoi. heat is hovering around 40 C and weaker air conditioners are breaking down, including the one at home. -_-;;" After spending almost thirty years growing up in Canada, I've never known an agony like trying to sleep in 40-degree weather (104 F) with no air conditioning. Well, OK, trying to sleep with a kidney stone was definitely worse in terms of agony, but this one's up there too. I spent something like four days staying with Duyen—one of the Baha'is on the Vietnamese Nat'l Spiritual Assembly—and his family, because they have pretty powerful air conditioning. That's when I learned about the cultural characteristics of air conditioning. Correct me if I'm wrong, but in Canada, 21 degrees C (~70 F) is considered a comfortable room temperature, right? Not in Vietnam. If I set the air conditioning to 21 C I would get smacked. When I discussed it with him before going to bed, Duyen told me he would usually set the air conditioner to 30 C to be comfortable—which made me go O_O.
Above and beyond mere numerical values, people seem to use air conditioning in a different way here, too. I've tried setting air conditioners to 21 C here and what actually happens makes the room seem way too cold. Maybe this is because people use overpowered air conditioners in small rooms, or put the thermostats in odd places. I tried setting the temperature to 24 C for a few nights and found that it was uncomfortably cold. What's more, the air conditioner didn't seem to shut off at all, it just kept on blowing cold air into the room as if it was blissfully unaware of the temperature. Where I would expect a comfortable, cool-ish temperature, I feel as if I have to wrap myself up into a blanket to keep from catching a cold. All of this just leads me to ask the question: how in God's name am I supposed to use the air conditioning here?
Speaking of catching colds, by the way, I learned the hard way that I have to be proactive in dealing with air conditioning here in Vietnam when I caught a cold from sitting in an absolutely frigid air-conditioned Vietnamese coffeeshop around the beginning of the month, which persisted until a few days ago, when I agreed to undergo a traditional Vietnamese herbal steam treatment to cure me of my lingering sniffles. It worked, but not after I dragged a persistent cough and cold through three different countries on a trip through Hong Kong, China and Macau—and this at a time just after the WHO decided to label the H1N1 swine flu crisis a pandemic, triggering automatic quarantine if you so much as cough at a border station.
Since then, I've been acutely aware of these wide-mouthed cooling machines lining the ceilings or rising up from the floors, and wary for those that are set to some innocuous temperature like 18 degrees C, but which, in reality, are set to Cirno-style "CRYO-FREEZE WITH ENGLISH BEEF" setting. Sigh. …why do so many things have to be so different here?
greetings from behind the Great Firewall! At this very moment, I'm coming to you live from the city of Guangzhou, known as the shoe wholesaling capital of China (the world?). there are literally thousands of shops here, all packed into huge buildings and complexes, selling shoes at wholesale prices for buyers that come from just about anywhere in the world. it figures that someone who intensely dislikes shopping for shoes (such as me) would pick a place to go that is internationally famous for selling shoes. isn't that right? of course it's right. and that's okay.
all sarcasm aside, after several months hanging around Vietnam, I'm taking a break for a short trip into China—I figured, why not swing into China for a week since I'm in this part of the world anyway? So I hopped onto a flight from Hanoi to Hong Kong this past Friday, spent a few days hanging around in HK getting hawked by Indian tailors, and just yesterday grabbed a train up the Pearl River to Guangzhou, one of China's bustling commercial cities. I… don't know how I feel about China yet. I haven't been here long enough, and I'm still under the shock of arrival. The first thing I noticed is that I can't read any of the signs, since they're all in Chinese (duh). Since I'm visiting a friend while I'm here, I got him to teach me some of the more common Chinese characters, and now at least I know the difference between, say, the Heavenly Cloud Five Gold Shop and the regular Five Gold Shop. (????) I managed to at least buy a bottle of cola and get back some change in Chinese yuan, which is something.
uh, so yeah, shoes. right now I'm in the downtown part of Guangzhou, which is stuffed to the cracks with shoes, shoes spilling out of every street corner basically. they're gathered here from many different factories in the area and in China as a whole, shown to international buyers, and shipped off by the crateful to shoe stores in Canada, Japan, America, Australia, wherever, you name it. I'm not especially knowledgeable about wholesaleing but these people seem to have gotten it down to an exact science, or rather, made it into a bustling national enterprise. No wonder China's economy is doing so well. It's just too bad I'm not so crazy about shoes—if they were wholesaleing, say, smurfs or something that'd be pretty awesome. I'd pay to visit a smurf wholesaler. there must be one in China, I can feel it. Smurf City, here I come.


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Eating Healthy #2: Avoid this stuff!
*Some additives in our foods are there JUST to make them addictive! The companies are not worried about the nutritional quality of the foods. They just want you to come back for more! Just like cigarette companies add nicotine to cigarettes. MSG anyone? Hydrogenated oils anyone??
*Lots of additives and food colorings are actually lab made chemicals linked to many disease, illnesses, fatigue, mood swings, migraines, nerve damage, aches of the body and joints, etc.
*Processed foods. Anything in a pre-packaged bag or box is most likely bad for you. If you must buy these pre-packaged food when your in a pinch for time look for those that are labeled "USDA Certified Organic". Even if the label says "organic" it might not be good for you. "USDA Certified Organic" is the only organic label you should feel safe with.
*Any sort of Soda. Well, don't get me started on that! It's BAD NEWS! All of it! We drink it now and then as a treat when we go out to eat.
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Antique 5 Stone Ruby and Diamond Ring in 18k Gold, Edwardian
Even though this ring is over 100 years old, it's perfect for a recent trend, ring stacking! It's sleek lines and sparkling gems make it just right either on it's own or sandwiched between two other 5 stone rings, try it with all diamonds, or pair it with another stone, it's ready to play with sapphires, opals or even emeralds!
Hand crafted in 18 karat gold, this ring is set with two deep red rubies of wonderful clarity and juicy color, each one weighs approximately .35 carats, for .7 carats together. The rubies sit between three wonderfully bright and sparky diamonds, the center diamond is a round faceted transitional cut with a small open cuelet, it weighs approximately .45 carats, the two side diamonds are slightly different, one is an Old European cut and the other is a transitional cut, the Euro weighs approximately .2 carats, the transitional is approximately .15, for .35 carats total. The ring is marked with English hallmarks for having been made in Birmingham, England of 18k gold and the makers mark 'A.I'. The date mark is missing, most likely due to being re-sized at some point in it's life, but it likely dates to about 1900-1910. This ring measures 6.3 mm north to south at the front and 18.2 mm across, it sits 4 mm off the finger; this one is a size 7 US and while it could be re-sized a bit either up or down, it would not be a good candidate for a dramatic re-sizing. Weighs 2.9 grams.
Antique 3 Stone Diamond Ring, Edwardian Platinum Engagement Sold Out - $ 6,280.00
Antique 3 Stone Diamond Ring, Edwardian Platinum Engagement
Diamonds are a lot of things – indulgent, daring, a little bit dangerous. They dazzle and they delight. They're decadent and delightful. It's no wonder then, that they decorate the most beautiful of history's rings. After all, diamonds are a girl's best friend.
This hand crafted antique Edwardian diamond ring features three sparkling white diamonds. The center diamond measures – 5.3 x 5.3 x 2.9 mm which equals .51 carats. Each of the side diamonds measures 4.3 x 4.3 x 2.4 mm which equals .28 carats, for about 1.07 carats total weight. This breathtaking piece was made all in platinum around 1910, it's English in origin, and oh so yummy! This ring is a size 6.5 US and can easily be re-sized to suit; it weighs 3.0 grams. The face of the ring is 6 mm north to south and 14.8 mm across, it sits 5 mm off your finger. This piece has been professionally acid tested to verify the metal content.
This wonderful and wearable three stone diamond ring would make a stunning engagement ring, anniversary gift or even a 'just because' gift!
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Amazing Victorian Memorial Ring Sardonyx Hair 15k Gold $ 1,800.00
Amazing Victorian Memorial Ring Sardonyx Hair 15k Gold
Watching Victoria, Poldark or Downton Abbey might make you think that living in the Victorian era would be glamorous. It may make you want to wander the streets of London in corsets and layered dresses amidst horse drawn carriages, to attend soirees and full out balls. However, quite apart from the crime and deprivation of the time, the diseases of this period would often wipe out whole families and even villages. I have little doubt that it was something like Typhoid or Cholera which took out the two ladies listed on this sweet and touching memorial ring.
Hand crafted in about 1868, this fantastic memorial ring is set with an oval of smooth cut Sardonyx and is wrapped in finely woven hair around the band. This wide band is fully engraved on the outside and on the inside is engraved with the inscription "Hannah Crichton died 9th Novr 1868" and "Agnes Nichol Crichton died 16th Novr 1868". This ring is a size 8.25 US and cannot be resized. This wonderful, wide band ring measures 14.2 mm north to south at the face and 12.9 mm across, it is 9.8 mm at the back of the band. This ring is not hallmarked but does bear a makers mark of 'HC & Co', it has been carefully acid tested to verify the gold content of 15 karat gold. This ring weighs 6.7 grams.
Antique 18k Gold Diamond Buckle Ring Wedding Band $ 1,150.00
Antique 18k Gold Diamond Buckle Ring Wedding Band
I've always had a soft spot for buckle rings, especially when winking gypsy-set diamonds are involved. The buckle was a common motif in Victorian jewelry as it symbolized eternity. It was popularized by Queen Victoria, as so much fashion of the time was, and the design carried over into the Edwardian Era. When buckle-themed jewelry was given to another, it represented the romantic ideals of unending love and strength. The idea of one end being threaded into the other, creating a never-ending circle, was a powerful justification of its meaning. Doesn't that just send chills up your spine and bring goosebumps to your arms?
This antique gold buckle ring was handcrafted in England around 1890. It features two old European cut diamonds, weighing an approximate total of .17 carats. The ring face measures 7.5 mm in height and 1.2 mm in depth. This ring bears the gold purity mark, "18" and the maker's mark, "G.S". It weighs 7.1 grams and is a size 8.25.
The buckle motif dates to the sixteenth century when it was often called a 'garter'. The buckle signifies the unbreakable strength of loyal virtue and memory forever. Sometimes, it's seen as a motif on memorial jewelry.
1940s Baroque Pearl and Gemstone Rooster Brooch in 18 Karat Gold $ 14,000.00
1940s Baroque Pearl and Gemstone Rooster Brooch in 18 Karat Gold
Here is a wonderful and cheeky rooster who is beautifully hand crafted. The body of the bird is created from a large, natural, Baroque Pearl. His tail is set with a spray of rubies, diamonds and sapphires; and his head is further set with rubies, sapphires and emeralds. The brooch is fully engraved with fanciful and realistic details down to the toes on its perfect little feet.
This piece is marked on the back of the leg, but I was not able to make these marks out. It was most likely made in France in the 1940s, at a time when these brooches were highly desirable and created by many of the important jewelry houses. Buccellati, Cartier, Yard and Tiffany all crafted brooches in this genre, many with a pearl as the central body of the animal. It's quite possible this brooch was created by one of these important houses. It's beautifully crafted, note how the back is left open to reveal the back of this magnificent, 60 carat natural pearl.
The body of this piece tests as 18 karat gold and the diamonds are set in platinum. The pin stem has a trombone style clasp. The brooch measures 55 x 53x 17 mm and weighs 21.56 grams.
This piece has been expertly appraised by an independent appraiser and has a value of $15,000. Please inquire for a full copy of the detailed appraisal.
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Q: Getting equal or greater than number from the list of number in javascript I have an array containing lists of numbers. I need to compare it to the variable and get the equal or slightly greater than the variable's value.
var items=[1, 2, 3.4, 3.8, 4.8, 4.2, 2.3, 1.5, 3.7];
var a=3.5;

Here, I want to compare var a with each item of items and assign var b with a value from items which is equal to or greater than th var a.
Note: I need only one value;in this case i need 3.7.

A: Use filter() method to filter value from array and get minimum value from array using Math.min with apply()

var items = [1, 2, 3.4, 3.8, 4.8, 4.2, 2.3, 1.5, 3.7];
var a = 3.5;

console.log(
  // get min value from filtered array
  Math.min.apply(Math, items.filter(function(v) {
    return v >= a; // filter value greater than or equal
  }))
)

Or use reduce() method

var items = [1, 2, 3.4, 3.8, 4.8, 4.2, 2.3, 1.5, 3.7];
var a = 3.5;

console.log(
  items.reduce(function(r, v) {
    // check value is greater than or equal and then return the min value
    return (v >= a && (r == undefined || v < r)) ? v : r;
  }, undefined)
)

A: Use Array#filter

var items = [1, 2, 3.4, 3.8, 4.8, 4.2, 2.3, 1.5, 3.7];
var a = 3.5;
var filtered = items.filter(function(item) {
  return item >= a;
});
console.log(filtered);

If you are expecting only one value

var items = [1, 2, 3.4, 3.8, 4.8, 4.2, 2.3, 1.5, 3.7];
var a = 3.5;
var filtered = items.filter(function(x, y) {
  return x >= a;
});
console.log(Math.min.apply(Math, filtered)); //To get the minimum value from array

console.log(filtered.sort()); //To sort the filtered values

A: A single loop with a Array#reduce should help.

var items = [1, 2, 3.4, 3.8, 4.8, 4.2, 2.3, 1.5, 3.7],
    a = 3.5,
    result = items.reduce(function (r, b) {
        return b > a && (r === undefined || b < r) ? b : r;
    }, undefined);

console.log(result);

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Inside the toxic season that nearly destroyed McLaren
Many once-great Formula 1 teams have teetered on a precipice. Very few made it back from there – either never regaining competitiveness or disappearing from F1 altogether.
The closest McLaren came to that point of no return was 1980.
That season being the transition stage from its old order to the Ron Dennis and John Barnard led era is a well-known tale.
But just how tumultuous and tetchy that 1980 campaign was on the inside is easily overlooked, and stands in sharp contrast to the legendary achievements McLaren would go on to accumulate under its new leadership.
An experienced John Watson should have been in his prime that season, and with European Formula 3 champion Alain Prost as his team-mate, McLaren had a driver line-up with huge potential had the car been competitive.
But the fact that the duo scraped together just 11 points (the same tally as Fittipaldi and Arrows), is evidence of one of McLaren's worst ever campaigns.
It was so wretched Prost ended up in hospital twice after two of the biggest accidents of his career. The second of these led to him fleeing the team for Renault, although this is only a small part of the wider story of 1980.
The chaos and frustration on the track was doubled off it.
McLaren was in a parlous state in the late 1970s and that was exacerbated by the disastrous M28 design for 1979.
That uncompetitive car made lead sponsor Marlboro and parent company Philip Morris twitchy and they lost belief in the Teddy Mayer-led troops. Heading into 1980, Marlboro was seriously thinking about the future and whether it should involve McLaren in its present guise. Team members, drivers… everyone was up for debate.
Watson (above) had joined the team from Brabham at the back end of 1978, knowing that he was taking a seat that would have been filled by Ronnie Peterson had he lived.
The tragic events of Monza in September of that year meant Watson was made an offer, one he believed would quickly move his career on and give him chance to add to what was then his sole F1 victory, which had come with Penske in the 1976 Austrian Grand Prix.
Prost replaced Patrick Tambay alongside Watson for 1980 and made an instant impression with a point at Buenos Aires on his debut and then a spectacular drive to fifth a few weeks later at the old and fearsome original Interlagos.
In his first two races Prost had outqualified and outscored Watson with apparent ease. But if the rookie star thought F1 was easy, he got a painful reality check in the next race at Kyalami.
"That Friday night Marie-Claude Beaumont, one of the best female racers of her day and then working for Marlboro, came to me and said: 'John, Alain's had a shunt and is in real pain, can you take him to hospital please?'" Watson recalls.
"I said 'Marie it's almost 10 o'clock and I'm about to go to bed. Can't someone from the team look after him?'
"They seemingly couldn't get hold of anybody in the team, so I then had to drive towards Johannesburg to find a hospital to get him examined.
"They x-rayed him and discovered he had broken the scaphoid bone in his wrist.
"By the time we got back to the hotel it was past midnight.
"I eventually ran into Teddy. I wasn't happy because the team were nowhere, probably at the bar or whatever, so I just said: 'he isn't going to be racing, because he's got a broken scaphoid'. They didn't have a clue really."
McLaren reacted by running just Watson at Kyalami and getting then Formula 2 hotshoe Stephen South (pictured) in for Long Beach. But South didn't qualify the wretched M29, while Watson himself only managed to qualify 21st – although he capitalised on a race of attrition to come through for his first points of the season in fourth, albeit lapped by Nelson Piquet's victorious Brabham BT49.
By then, Watson was sensing a shift in the team, a sense from the leadership that Prost "was actually going to be the salvation of McLaren" rather than him.
"It was at this stage that I got the sense there was this pressure coming from Philip Morris and that the team needed to prove its performances to retain the sponsorship," says Watson.
"For me it was clear that a bigger focus was being placed on Alain by the management than there was on me and I was being sort of shuffled back, and Alain wasn't even at that race!
"There just seemed to be a permeation in the air that the reason why McLaren was not being as competitive as it should be was because of me."
That falsehood lingered across the summer and it riled Watson. It still does to an extent.
He could live with Prost's obvious brilliance but the internal politics, some disrespect from his own team and a growing notion within the media that he was somehow to blame for McLaren's poor form all played on his mind.
On Prost, Watson is honest in his appreciation of him both then and now, saying that "apart from his natural ability, he was very good at going through what I would call the minutiae of vehicle dynamics like dampers, roll springs.
"Honestly, I felt it was somewhat irrelevant and that the fundamental problem for the team was that they still hadn't fully understood or embraced aerodynamics.
"Alain in Brazil was excellent; he did an outstanding job. South Africa he hurt his wrist and the momentum tailed off a bit.
"And it probably took his absence for me to begin to garner that there was this pressure coming from Philip Morris."
Watson found the pressure of Prost's pace and the wider Marlboro situation manageable.
What wasn't was what was happening off track. Both technical misadventure and an internal disrespect, which to this day Watson still calls out, were rife.
"Some of the members of my own team, and I'm talking about people that were working on my car, thought it was very funny to change my name [on the side of the car] from John Watson to John 'Whatswrong' at one race," remembers Watson.
"It was disgusting, disingenuous and disrespectful.
"The management allowed that to stay on the car. That was a flaw of theirs to be honest.
"In fact, there were two flaws at that time: there was the technology they didn't have, so other people moved forward much quicker, and then there was too much power divested on the factory floor.
"That type of disrespect, well today you'd get fired for that on the spot. At that time, it all seemed to be fun and part of the scene. I had to carry all that s**t, though!"
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While Watson largely swallowed what would now be classed as psychological bullying by his own team, the lack of technical improvements could clearly not go on.
He didn't qualify in Monaco and was devastated by that. He'd always excelled on any street circuit and there he was with an Osella, an Ensign and a pair of hopeless Shadows in an early bath.
That triggered an eventual turnaround for Watson, spurred by McLaren engaging former March design genius Robin Herd as a consultant.
"Robin produced a carbon fibre underbody with what I would call radiused turns rather than 90 degree ones," says Watson.
"Aerodynamics don't like 90 degree corners. They like nice radius corners so the air that flows can adhere to that, at 90 degrees then air separates.
"Naturally the first one went to Alain because he is the salvation of the team, etc."
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Herd's work was also intended as a counter against the increasing pressure from Marlboro to thrust Dennis, who had been waiting in the wings for his F1 promotion for some months by the summer of 1980, into the team.
Marlboro was pushing the existing McLaren directors hard to integrate Project 4 – the F2 team Dennis had created – into the team to create a new dawn led by Dennis and Barnard, who was at the time working in IndyCar.
But the final line of resistance, led by Mayer, proved formidable.
That manifested itself in the team producing a successor to the M29 to try to prove it didn't need the external help. The McLaren M30 debuted at Zandvoort in the hands of Prost, while Watson took the Herd-tweaked M29.
It was a weekend that changed Watson's season and began to cast a shadow upon Prost's.
Watson starred, coming back from a hefty shunt at Tarzan to outqualify his team-mate by 0.6s and nine places. From ninth on the grid he then raced comfortably in the top 10 before retiring with an engine problem, while Prost eventually nicked a point in sixth – albeit behind Jean-Pierre Jarier's elderly Tyrrell.
At Imola a few weeks later it was much the same. Prost was nowhere and in fact only just scraped on to the grid itself.
Watson was again undone by reliability but had been much quicker all weekend. Why?
"I just now had a car that I felt was doing what I wanted my car to do, that simple," he explains.
"Alain was no further down the road with his M30 than he had been with the old car.
"I'm performing better and Alain is naturally losing faith in the team at this point. So, all of a sudden, Alain's looking and thinking, 'this team has produced a brand new car and actually it's no better, while Renault is at the front and winning races'."
That form upturn was the cue for Watson to let off some steam to the press, which he felt had been on his back all season.
"I think at Zandvoort there was an issue with the press and I might have told them they were a bunch of w**kers or whatever," he says.
"I can't remember that particular situation in detail. But I had been getting negative press throughout 1980 and my view was that the press didn't have a clue as to what was going on within the team."
What actually transpired was that in an interview with Motoring News, and also in his own column for Autocar, Watson questioned the knowledge of some elements of the press who he felt 'spend too much time enjoying sponsors' free food and booze rather than doing what they are paid for'.
"I hate to say it," says Watson now, "but some of those old eminent members of the press had a certain amount of information, but they didn't have anywhere near the understanding of my issues, or the issues within McLaren.
"All they saw was that Alain was doing a fantastic job, which I was the first to stand up and acknowledge.
"And remember, I was the person who took Alain to hospital in South Africa. I acted like a big brother to him. I had no problems at all with him in 1980 and we're still good friends to this day."
Prost was soon gone, though. Disillusioned by McLaren and fully seduced by Renault.
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His decision to leave came even before a monster shunt at the finale at Watkins Glen which meant he failed to start another race thanks to an injury inflicted by his car. It was a suitably dreadful and coruscating end to a rookie season that had started so well.
It was the third big wreck of his season (after Kyalami and a qualifying shunt at Jarama when his suspension collapsed) and again caused by a breakage on his car. Never again did Prost have that number or magnitude of accidents in any of his 12 subsequent seasons in F1.
For McLaren, losing Prost was a hammer blow but in the context of what he went on to achieve probably not one fully recognised at the time.
"I went on to the medical centre at The Glen to see him," recalls Watson.
"Here's this kid lying on a gurney, who's been beaten up and he's bloody miserable. It was a big shunt.
"He turned around and said, 'John, I can tell you now that you will be the number one driver of McLaren in 1981 because I'm not going to be driving for them, I'm going to Renault'."
And it became a full changing of the guard in the team, as finally Marlboro got its way and inserted Dennis and Barnard (pictured together below at the 1980 Canadian GP, behind Mayer in the red hat) into the company.
As part of that deal Marlboro Italy managed to roll Andrea de Cesaris into the new package to replace Prost and partner Watson for 1981.
Watson finished the 1980 season off with a flourish, scoring a fourth in Montreal and then qualifying ninth at Watkins Glen. The mojo, which in fact had only been temporarily misplaced rather than lost, was back with a vengeance.
Forty-two years on Watson has no qualms when rationalising those times. He still believes that Prost was "being used to try and block Ron and John coming into the team".
"He was a political pawn to stop the introduction of new management coming in as a partnership to save their own bacon basically," asserts Watson.
As McLaren passed from its old to its new era, not a huge amount appeared to change at first. Mayer initially remained, as did Watson of course, but while on the face of it there was stability, Dennis and Barnard were actually orchestrating a revolution few could comprehend at the time.
Just four years beyond 1980, McLaren took a dominant championship double after tempting Niki Lauda from retirement, getting TAG to bankroll a Porsche turbo engine and welcoming Prost back after his Renault dream turned into a fractious and political nightmare.
Watson, who won three grands prix for the team between 1981 and 1983, is without doubt one of the unheralded foundations of what was the first iteration of modern day McLaren.
When Lauda was injured just prior to the 1985 European Grand Prix at Brands Hatch, Dennis only considered calling one driver: John Marshall Watson.
How many drivers in that period garnered the respect that Watson did? Not many, certainly not to the extent of getting a invitation back after two years off the F1 grid.
Through the tumult of 1980 Watson was a stable force who wasn't afraid to fight his corner from misunderstanding and sporting prejudice.
He and others at McLaren saw it out and went on to taste the fruits of their labour, emerging successfully from the time when the team teetered on the kind of precipice that the likes of Brabham, March, Tyrrell and Lotus would eventually fall off.
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Horse flies can be a menace to have around. This is a guide about getting rid of horse flies.
Every summer close to the end of July and begining of August we are bombarded by horse flies when we want to enjoy the outdoors. We do not live on or near a farm. We do not have livestock. We are puzzled and would like to ask if you have some home remedies for getting rid of the flies. They are mean and bite. If we kill one, then fifteen comes to its funeral! Thanks for all your help.
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There is nothing I have found yet to rid you of them, but I find if I put duck tape inside out across the back of your hat they will get stuck in the glue. I have caught 5 in one afternoon working outside. Hope it works for you.
You can spread lime around on the ground and it will get rid of most all insects and flies, ants, etc.
Does anyone have a solution on how to get rid of Horse flies around your house? I have so far conquered getting rid of flies and mosquitoes, but not Horse flies and they are terrible. Any clues?
The best way to get rid of horse flies in the house or on your patio is to spray them with hairspray. Once they are sprayed, they drop to the ground because their legs are stuck together. Try it.
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How do you get horse flies off of you if they land on you?
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You could also try the Thermocell insect repellent device. It works very well for mosquitoes and little flies, so it may work for horseflies.
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The horseflies are awful this year. Try spraying yourself with a small amount of mouthwash. It works for mosquitoes.


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